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London, UNITED KINGDOM: "Study from Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Velazquez," painted by Francis Bacon, is hung at Christie's auction house in London, 06 January, 2006. The painting is part of the Post-War and Contemporary Art sale, to be held on 8 February. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/Getty Images)

London, UNITED KINGDOM:  "Study from Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Velazquez," painted by Francis Bacon, is hung at Christie's auction house in London, 06 January, 2006. The painting is part of the Post-War and Contemporary Art sale, to be held on 8 February. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH  (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/Getty Images)