Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Cricket and torture

At first glance it may not look like it, but this painting by Francis Bacon is apparently of a ‘tortured’ cricketer.

'Figure in Movement' by Francis Bacon

It was announced today that the painting, entitled ‘Figure in Movement’, is expected to fetch £4m at auction in New York next month.

Exactly which tortured cricketer is being portrayed is not entirely clear, but many observers believe it could be Kevin Pietersen about to face a slow left-armer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8057249/Howzat-Francis-Bacons-cricketing-portrait-to-fetch-6m.html

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