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Freud’s missing Bacon

The Slow Newscast by Alice Sandelson

Apr 28, 202637:18News & Politics

In 1988, a painting by Lucian Freud of his one-time friend Francis Bacon was stolen from a Berlin art gallery. It’s now worth £20 million. This week, Steve Smith goes in search of the lost art. Reporter: Steve Smith Prod...

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Freud’s missing Bacon is an episode from The Slow Newscast by Alice Sandelson. In 1988, a painting by Lucian Freud of his one-time friend Francis Bacon was stolen from a Berlin art gallery. It’s now worth £20 million. This week, Steve Smith...

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Published Apr 28, 2026, 37:18 long, audio available.