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The Irish Sun
21-04-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Four-storey Dublin building with ‘turnkey' mews that was former childhood home of iconic Irish artist on sale for €1.6m
THE former childhood home of Irish painter Francis Bacon has hit the Dublin property market for €1.6m. The four-storey Georgian building is located at 63 Baggot Street Lower, Baggot Street. 8 The property is in a prime location in Dublin city Credit: JLL Commercial 8 The residential mews are in turnkey condition Credit: JLL Commercial 8 Painter Francis Bacon lived in the property as a child Credit: Getty Images - Getty The painter who was born in 1909 and passed away in 1992 lived in the space as an infant. He is best known for The building in which the painter once lived would now serve as an office or studio space, The building features 3,450 sq. ft. stretched across four storeys and a basement. READ MORE IN PROPERTY And also features "turnkey" residential mews spanning 807 sq. ft and over two floors. The exterior of this lucky addition boasts a cool tone brick and modern appearance. It is tucked behind the main building and allows entry for cars so you can park up. Meanwhile, the outside of the office-style building faces out to the bustling street. Most read in Money The building is just 1km from Grand Canal Dock DART Station and 1.1km from Green Line Luas St. Stephen's Green. And it is currently vacant. I'm an Irish lad who bought my first home at 19 - I cut back on drinking and worked weekends to afford it The interior of the main This lets the property's old Georgian charm remain at the heart of the building. Even the banisters of the staircases connecting the four floors give a decorative feel. Large windows that face out on to busy 8 There is car parking space available Credit: JLL Commercial 8 The building boasts amazing natural light Credit: JLL Commercial 8 There are some gorgeous old features Credit: JLL Commercial And there is huge potential in this property for the buyer to complete a full refurbishment to their own tastes. The property is listed by JLL Commercial. A plaque at the building recognises it as Francis Bacon's former home. FRANCIS BACON'S LIFE Although artist Francis Bacon moved around throughout his childhood, it was in this property he was born to parents Anthony Edward Mortimer and Christina Winifred Frith. The painter's mother was a Captain in the British army while his mother was a Sheffield steel heiress. Bacon eventually attended boarding school in London and this is where he lived and worked for most of his life. However, noting his Irish origins the Hugh Lane Gallery acquired the painter's studio in 1998, a few years after his death. The popular tourist attraction is known for showcasing the artist's unique studio set up where he worked among a chaotic mess. The artist has reached huge amounts of success even after his death. His Three Studies of Lucian Freud sold for $142.4 million in New York in 2013. 8 The property spans over four floors Credit: JLL Commercial 8 A plaque at the property remembers it as the former home of the painter Credit: Alamy Live News
The Guardian
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Bartók: Piano Works album review
The six works in Sonya Bach's collection are well-chosen to provide a handy guide to the evolution of Bartók's piano music, from its Lisztian beginnings in the early years of the 20th century, through its celebration of the wealth of his native Hungarian folk music to the expressionist power of his writing for the instrument in the 1920s. Those roots in late Romanticism are laid bare in the Four Piano Pieces from 1903, and in many ways it's the work that shows Bach's pianism off to best advantage, revealing a subtlety of touch and keyboard colour that she doesn't allow herself in the later music. In pieces such as the Three Studies of 1918 or the Piano Sonata, which appeared eight years later, there's a relentless, unremitting quality to her playing, which may reflect one important aspect of Bartók's writing, but which even at its most extreme doesn't tell the whole story, despite the obvious technical mastery she shows in projecting it. This article includes content hosted on We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as the provider may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Listen on Apple Music (above) or Spotify
