Francis Bacon works to hang with Old Masters in St. PetersburgDecember 23, 2013 - 16:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Hermitage in St Petersburg has cut a deal to exhibit some key Francis Bacon works late next year. The last time there was a Bacon show in Russia was 1989, London Evening Standard reported. It’s payback of sorts for the loan the Hermitage made to Britain this summer, allowing crateloads of Old Masters to be returned to their old home at Walpole’s Norfolk residence, Houghton Hall, for the acclaimed Houghton Revisited show. “His work will hang alongside Rembrandt and Velasquez, who were his influences,” says curator Thierry Morel, at a party at the Royal Academy last night thrown by Oracle Capital, sponsors of the Houghton exhibition. Bacon has already proved popular on the private market with the Russians. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich bought his 1976 triptych for £54 million five years ago, at the time the highest price paid for a British artist. Some of the works heading to Russia will come from the Sainsbury collection. Related links: Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |