Magazine Issue: 14 December 2013 Features Magazine: 14 December 2013 Martin Gayford Friends, soulmates, rivals: the double life of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud They were the 20th century's Turner and Constable From magazine issue: 14 December 2013 Getty Images | Shutterstock | iStock | Alamy issue 14 December 2013 Text settings Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Share Share Martin Gayford Friends, soulmates, rivals: the double life of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud Copy link Copied Linkedin Messenger Email Sign up to Britain’s best politics newsletter Evening Blend delivers an in-depth analysis of the day’s political news straight to your inbox, every weeknight. SIGN UP Already a subscriber? Log in ×