Spanish Police Recover Fourth Stolen Francis Bacon Painting
The 1989 portrait, valued at €5 million, was taken in a 2015 heist from the home of Bacon's friend José Capelo.
- The painting is titled 'Study for Portrait of José Capelo' and is the fourth of five stolen works to be found.
- The combined value of the stolen paintings is estimated at €25 million.
- Sixteen people have been arrested in connection with the theft since 2015.
- The investigation is ongoing, focusing on Spanish nationals linked to Eastern European crime groups.
- Francis Bacon, a prominent 20th-century artist, frequently visited Madrid and died there in 1992.