"Francis Bacon, who died in 1992, fetched the highest price when “Three Studies for a Self-Portrait” sold for £13.76 million. Presented in the form of a triptych, the 1980 “Three Studies” — each of which measures 35.5 by 30 centimeters, or 14 by 12 inches — thus sold within the estimate set at £10 million to £15 million plus the sale charge of more than 12 percent. Not bad for a work that made £3.81 million on its previous appearance at Sotheby’s London in June 2006." - Adriano