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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.
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