BACON ON BLOCK: £18 MILLION
A “seductive and sexually charged” Francis Bacon painting entitled The Portrait Of Henrietta Moraes, is expected to fetch £18 million ($27.8 million) when it goes on sale at Christie’s in central London on February 14, according to The Huffington Post UK. Francis Outred, Christie’s head of post-war and contemporary art, Europe, said: “Searing with raw colour and texture, Portrait Of Henrietta Moraes is one of the most seductive and sexually-charged paintings I have ever encountered by Francis Bacon “The carefully constructed mood through colour is forcefully invaded by the extraordinary swipes of the loaded brush, which create the woman’s voluptuous figure. This juxtaposition of the sheer beauty of colour with […]
BELIZE, HOME TO WORLD’S ‘BEST’ HOTEL
TripAdvisor has announced the results of its 2012 Travelers Choice awards, recognizing the best hotels around the world as reviewed by its users. The site crowned The Phoenix Resort in Belize, a 30-condo beachfront property in San Pedro, as the best hotel in the world, knocking last year’s winner the Golden Well in Prague, from first place. Perhaps the images on their site doesn’t do the property justice or luxury was not a criteria in ranking the ‘best’ hotel in the world. Although the Travelers’ Choice awards offers gongs for nearly 4,000 properties, it’s a fun indicator of the current sensibilities of TripAdvisor users as reviews and ratings are used […]