# Francis Bacon - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T12:53:30.733Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,665
- Lots with prices: 1,087
- First auction date: 1998-05-14
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-25
- Median realised price: $8,000
- Price range: $2 to $86,281,000

## Market Takeaway
Francis Bacon shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,571 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 68 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-19.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($8,400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $3,500 and $18,750.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 16.1% (166 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 40% (411 sales)
- $10,000\+: 43.9% (451 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 68
- Previous 12 months sales: 96
- Recent 12 months median: $4,600
- Previous 12 months median: $1,100
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-19
- Days since latest sale: 30
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 352 lots
- Artcurial: 125 lots
- Beowulf Art and Books: 120 lots
- Novartia: 117 lots
- Sotheby's: 111 lots
- Bonhams: 100 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 49 lots
- TGP Auction: 43 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 32 lots
- Art Atelier: 27 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-18 | 1640 FRANCIS BACON in ENGLISH antique Partitions of Sciences | ZevAntiques | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-1640-francis-bacon-in-english-antique-partitions-of-sciences-833-c-32046fa0af
2. 2025-10-18 | Francis Bacon, 1909\-1992, Title: Head V1 afterthe painting | Henry's Auktionshaus | €390 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-title-head-v1-afterthe-painting-6432-c-b3b3d71964
3. 2024-11-05 | Francis Bacon \- Personnage Couche \- 1966 Lithograph 28" x 17.5" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
4. 2023-11-22 | Image of Francis Bacon | Sotheby's | £16,510
5. 2022-07-27 | FRANCIS BACON \(Dublin, 1909\- Madrid, 1992\). “Les anées 50, Francis Bacon”, 1986. Offset poster on paper. Signed and dedicated in pencil by the artist. It has flaws in the frame. | Setdart Auction House | €3,800
6. 2022-06-30 | FRANCIS BACON | Koller Auctions | CHF 14,000
7. 2022-06-21 | FRANCIS BACON \(1909\-1992\) LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED AND NUMBERED LITHOGRAPH WITH COA – 14 IN x 17 IN | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-limited-edition-signed-and-numbered-lithograph-with-coa-14-in-x-17-in-69-c-11f4ca890f
8. 2022-06-07 | FRANCIS BACON \(1909\-1992\) LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED AND NUMBERED LITHOGRAPH WITH COA – 14 IN x 17 IN | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-limited-edition-signed-and-numbered-lithograph-with-coa-14-in-x-17-in-361-c-54f4d6cb97
9. 2022-05-31 | PIERO GUCCIONE STUDY OF A PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANCIS BACON | Casa d'aste ARCADIA | N/A
10. 2026-04-25 | FRANCIS BACON 'SECOND VERSION OF PAINTING 1946' | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-second-version-of-painting-1946-238-c-0555f1c0ed
11. 2026-04-24 | Francis Bacon \(British, 1909\-1992\) Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975 | Freeman’s | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-british-1909-1992-metropolitan-museum-of-art-1975-100-c-e8035d089d
12. 2026-04-17 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\) Deuxième version, Triptyque 1944, 1989 | Millon & Associes | €12,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-deuxieme-version-triptyque-1944-1989-340-c-37d70b165c
13. 2026-04-17 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\), d'après Portrait of George Dyer Riding a Bicycle \(Small\), 2015 | Millon & Associes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-d-apres-portrait-of-george-dyer-riding-a-bicycle-small-2015-339-c-d1c2fc1787
14. 2026-04-17 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\), d'après Lying Figure \(Small\), 2015 | Millon & Associes | €1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-d-apres-lying-figure-small-2015-338-c-9dadd9f2f6
15. 2026-04-16 | Francis Bacon,  Logic de la Sensation, 1981  | Roseberys | £4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-logic-de-la-sensation-1981-40-c-5502bfdcb2
16. 2026-04-13 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\); Study from Human Body; | Bonhams | $9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-study-from-human-body-88-c-71b1aadf9a
17. 2026-04-13 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\); Seated Figure; | Bonhams | $7,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-seated-figure-87-c-d1eae37e6b
18. 2026-04-13 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\); Miroir de la Tauromachie; \(4\) | Bonhams | $35,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-miroir-de-la-tauromachie-4-86-c-c42338ae9b
19. 2026-04-13 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\); Logique de la sensation; | Bonhams | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-logique-de-la-sensation-85-c-0032dc837c
20. 2026-04-13 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\); Right panel, from Triptyque Août 1972; | Bonhams | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-right-panel-from-triptyque-aout-1972-84-c-60e46ea3e8
21. 2026-04-13 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\); Center panel, from Triptyque Août 1972; | Bonhams | $4,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-center-panel-from-triptyque-aout-1972-83-c-ecd25c48f8
22. 2026-04-13 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\); Triptych; | Bonhams | $7,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-triptych-82-c-8e2b6d1f1d
23. 2026-04-13 | Francis Bacon \(1909\-1992\); Metropolitan Museum of Art; | Bonhams | $8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-metropolitan-museum-of-art-81-c-4cb665f608
24. 2026-04-11 | Francis BACON \(1909\-1992\) | De Baecque & Associés | €7,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-bacon-1909-1992-174b-c-092104f1de

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