About this episode

Steve Smith investigates the theft of a valuable painting by Lucian Freud of Francis Bacon.

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 Producer: Ada Barumé Artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorp Sound design: Dominic Delargy Editor: Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Smith

Topics covered

• art theft
• Lucian Freud
• Francis Bacon
• lost art
• documentary
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Books & works: painting

Places: Berlin

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