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View this email in your browser Friday 04 July 2014     Read News Articles Record Price For Francis Bacon Triptych And Peter Doig At Sotheby's Sotheby's London was again breaking records this evening when a rare Francis Bacon triptych of George Dyer attracted bids from four collectors around the world, far surpassing its estimate and selling to a telephone bidder for a landmark price of £26,682,500 ($45,400,274). The sum paid sets a new benchmark for a small-scale triptych by the artist, eclipsing the previous record of £23 million* for a work in this format. Underbidding from Patti Wong, Sotheby's Chairman in Asia, helped drive the price to well over £20 million. Read the full story here or click the image.  Top Left: MANIFESTA 10 Opens To The Public In Contentious St Petersburg Russia Top Right: Putin Bans Profanities From Art, Film Theatre, Music and Media Bottom Left: Arts Council England: New Grants For 122 Visual Arts Organisations Bottom Right: Tracey Emin's Turner Prize Nominated Unmade Bed Fetches £2.5m At Christie's Special Offer to Artlyst Readers  Limited Edition Print by Mark Woods from Venice Bienniale We're very excited to announce the release of a reflective limited edition print by artist Mark Woods. This image was displayed at the 2013 Venice Biennale with the original showing at Hundred Years Gallery from the 7th of July.  This topsy turvy print is part of an edition of 30 and exclusively available online through Artlyst.  These are currently only available to Artlyst readers through this newsletter make sure to order yours now.  Pre-Order Now Must See Exhibitions Mirror at Frith Street Gallery  Radical Geometry at Royal Academy of Arts Larry Clark at Simon Lee Judith Bernstein at Studio Voltaire Liverpool Biennial at Various Venues in Liverpool Nuclear War: What's In It For You? at Vilma Gold   Featured Artlyst Member Darryll Schiff The past decade has seen an amazing blossoming of Darryll Schiff's work, so evident in his recent Evanescence series and his newest Descending to Heaven, just finished, project. They are metaphors for the impermanent, ephemeral quality of our lives, the constant flow and frenzy of contemporary times, illusions, and of perception versus reality. Click here for more information on Darryll Schiff. Follow Artlyst Tweet with us! Artlyst Website Copyright © 2014 Artlyst Ltd., All rights reserved. This is the special weekly newscast that tells you about exhibitions in London and the latest with Artlyst news and reviews. Our mailing address is: Artlyst Ltd. 10-12 New College Parade London, NW3 5EP United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences