"By 1989 Bacon was the most expensive living artist after one of his triptychs sold at Sotheby's for over US$6 million."
And:
"He died of a heart attack on 28 April 1992, aged 82. He bequeathed his estate (then valued at £11 million) to his heir and sole legatee John Edwards."
"By 1989 Bacon was the most expensive living artist after one of his triptychs sold at Sotheby's for over US$6 million."
And:
"He died of a heart attack on 28 April 1992, aged 82. He bequeathed his estate (then valued at £11 million) to his heir and sole legatee John Edwards."
Sounds quite lucrative to me.