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The Metropolitan Triptych

The Metropolitan Triptych Signed Print

The Metropolitan Triptych

Francis Bacon

The Metropolitan Triptych
Signed Print

Name: The Metropolitan Triptych
Brand: Francis Bacon
Rating: 5 (233 reviews)

Francis Bacon

£28,000-£35,000Value Indicator

$60,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

$50,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥270,000-¥340,000 Value Indicator

€35,000-€40,000 Value Indicator

$290,000-$360,000 Value Indicator

¥5,280,000-¥6,600,000 Value Indicator

$35,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

-1% AAGR

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Medium: Intaglio

Edition size: 99

Year: 1981

Size: H 64cm x W 50cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Francis Bacon’s The Metropolitan Triptych (signed) is estimated to be worth between £28,000 to £35,000. This intaglio print, created in 1981, has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in May 1997. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £7,000 in September 2023 to £19,152 in September 2021. The average annual growth rate of this work is currently at 2%. This work has an impressive auction history, having been sold 70 times at auction. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 99.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
March 2025	Forum Auctions London	United Kingdom
December 2023	Forum Auctions London	United Kingdom
December 2023	Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, Bloomsbury House	United Kingdom
September 2023	Phillips London	United Kingdom
September 2021	Sotheby's Online	United Kingdom
May 2020	Christie's New York	United States
March 2019	Cottone Auctions	United States

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