The Art Newspaper revealed that two of the star lots in the blue-chip New York auctions were purchased by London-based Roman Abramovich.  He was the successful bidder on Francis Bacon’s much hyped Triptych, 1976 (above), at Sotheby’s, paying $86.3 million.  He also acquired Lucien Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, 1995, at Christie’s for $33.6 million.  Abramovich […]