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...Dealer Nick Maclean says that bidding at Christie’s on Francis Bacon’s “Landscape near Malabata, Tangier” (1963) — which went to adviser Francis Outred for a within-estimate £16.8mn (£19.6mn with fees) —...
...Onboard, True North II’s purpose becomes obvious....
...“They should have come to Congress and said, ‘Well, we’d like to allow very limited gaming for research purposes.’”...
...Pope Francis, an Argentine Jesuit, soon established a reputation as a comparative liberal. If Benedict lived by the letter of Church law, Francis lives by its spirit....
...d’Este in 1558....
...The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology was created last month; Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel laureate and director of the Francis Crick Institute in London, has published his long-awaited review of...
...But I’m most excited about Nakhla, the standalone boutique of the eponymous jewellery brand, situated at the feet of the iconic statue of Rameses II....
...We’d come down for the whole summer and it was a massive undertaking. Mum would drive down with the horses, the dogs and tons of food.”...
...Its former chief executive, Francis deSouza, quit the company last month after a bruising proxy battle against activist investor Carl Icahn, who criticised the deal as a “reckless decision”....
...Elsewhere, it’s thin gruel for earnings news, as you’d expect in the run-up to a long weekend holiday....
...Rivalling the Côte d’Azur light for radiance, Gandur’s show should also magnetise crowds....
...and contemporary art include a small Alberto Giacometti editioned bronze of his wife and model Annette, priced at €1.45mn (c1953-54, Kamel Mennour), Robert Motherwell’s France-appropriate “Je t’aime No II...
...In cryptography terms, they’d hit the jackpot....
...But Williams’ recurring form, for example in “Tribal Mark II” and “Sun and Earth II”, is particular: a bonelike claw, an element in Warao Amerindian imagery that the artist knew from the Guyana rainforest...
...Needham and D. Hotson. Charlie Bean: Few downturns are exactly alike....
...The Grade II listed townhouse is infused with the aroma of Palo Santo, vast urn-like vases are filled with wildflowers and vintage books sit atop curved coffee tables....
...In 2019, Pope Francis also lifted the canonical sanctions against the ailing Cardenal, effectively reinstating him as an active priest....
...(ii) For the average citizen, I expect them to feel the same as today....
...(ii) such a property wealth tax would lead to inefficiency in investment behaviour....
...Contemporary Art Sotheby’s London, June 26 The main stars here are a self-portrait by Francis Bacon (est £15m-£20m), and Jenny Saville’s “Shadow Head” (est £3m-£5m)....
...Aside from all those wonderful Art Deco buildings, the most notable architecture in Casa is the Mosque of Hassan II, completed in 1993....
...Highlights include Francis Newton Souza’s “Untitled” (1958), depicting three nude figures (estimated at £600,000-£800,000), and a rare Amrita Sher-Gil, “Trees”, (estimated at £500,000-£700,000)....
...Theresa May, or Irish president Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, rolled into one....
...But Francis has made prisoners’ rights a pillar of his papacy....
...Buyers passed on three significant lots on sale at Phillips. Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild (811-2) and Sigmar Polke’s Stadtbild II failed to find buyers....
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