Interior designer William Pearce created a living room inspired by and centered around Francis Bacon’s “Triptych 1974-77” for his client’s Atlanta apartment. Everything from the drapes to the carpet to the cadenza was either designed or chosen with the paintings in mind. Pearce sourced materials from around the world to create a worthy home for the triptych, which sold for $46.1 million at a 2008 auction to an anonymous buyer. (more…)