A collection of previously unseen paintings, letters, diaries and photographs from artist Francis Bacon’s “famously chaotic” studio goes on sale today.

The sale, by Ewbank fine art auctioneers in Surrey, comes in the same week as the 15th anniversary of Bacon’s death. He died on April 28 1992.

Its appearance on the market will arouse interest among art historians, dealers and collectors, as well as a few raised eyebrows from the art world, given that the collection was salvaged from a skip by an electrician working at Bacon’s studio.

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Posted: 04|24|07 at 4:00 pm. Filed under: Auction News.