Chloe Hubbard
February 21, 2008
Art History
In 1988, Lucian Freud’s painting Francis Bacon was stolen in Berlin while it was on loan from the Tate Gallery. This may seem like your average art heist it is actually very different from other stolen art theft’s because of how the artist, Lucian Freud, reacted. In 2001, an exhibition of Lucian Freud’s work was going to be displayed as a tribute to the artist on his 80th birthday. In a desperate attempt to locate the missing work Lucian Freud put up over 2,500 wanted signs in Berlin to find his missing work. Lucian Freud even sent a direct message to the thief in which he asked “Would the person who holds the painting kindly consider allowing me to show it in my exhibition next June?”. Lucian Freud’s Francis Bacon is considered to be one of three most important pieces in Freud career.. Another interesting fact about this art heist which makes it unusual it that there has been no information about this painting since it was stolen in 1988.
February 21, 2008
Art History
In 1988, Lucian Freud’s painting Francis Bacon was stolen in Berlin while it was on loan from the Tate Gallery. This may seem like your average art heist it is actually very different from other stolen art theft’s because of how the artist, Lucian Freud, reacted. In 2001, an exhibition of Lucian Freud’s work was going to be displayed as a tribute to the artist on his 80th birthday. In a desperate attempt to locate the missing work Lucian Freud put up over 2,500 wanted signs in Berlin to find his missing work. Lucian Freud even sent a direct message to the thief in which he asked “Would the person who holds the painting kindly consider allowing me to show it in my exhibition next June?”. Lucian Freud’s Francis Bacon is considered to be one of three most important pieces in Freud career.. Another interesting fact about this art heist which makes it unusual it that there has been no information about this painting since it was stolen in 1988.
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