The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish police recover three stolen Francis Bacon paintings Spanish police have recovered three of five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon that were stolen from a Madrid apartment in 2015, they said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170720/spanish-police-recover-three-stolen-francis-bacon-paintings Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:12:53 +0200 spanish-police-recover-three-stolen-francis-bacon-paintings Spain arrests seven over stolen Bacon paintings Spanish police said Saturday they had arrested seven people suspected of involvement in the theft of five paintings worth €25 million ($27.8 million) by renowned British artist Francis Bacon. https://www.thelocal.es/20160528/spain-arrests-seven-over-stolen-bacon-paintings Sat, 28 May 2016 18:22:02 +0200 spain-arrests-seven-over-stolen-bacon-paintings Five Francis Bacon paintings snatched in Madrid heist Five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon worth an estimated €30 million have been stolen from the Madrid home of their owner, El Pais reported Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160313/five-bacon-paintings-reported-stolen-in-madrid Sun, 13 Mar 2016 16:38:59 +0100 five-bacon-paintings-reported-stolen-in-madrid Secret tape: UK's Francis Bacon had Spanish muse Taped conversations have revealed that Francis Bacon gave $4 million (€3 million) as a gift to Madrid-based banker Jose Capelo, 40 years his junior, who appeared in two of the artist's paintings, after falling in love with him. https://www.thelocal.es/20140203/secret-tapes-reveal-bacons-4m-spanish-muse Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:22:00 +0100 secret-tapes-reveal-bacons-4m-spanish-muse