were included in a 1955 Museum of Modern Art exhibition of European artists, the British painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992) said, “I would like my pictures to look as if a human being had passed ...

Francis Bacon (b. 1909). Painting, 1946. On view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS; ARS) Warning: This graphic requires ...

In 2013, Francis Bacon’s painting Three Studies of Lucian Freud sold for $142 million, setting the world record (since surpassed) for the most expensive painting sold at auction. His second-and ...

A Francis Bacon series of paintings of legendary Soho 50s beauty Henrietta Moraes sells for £24.3million. The paintings were the highest value work sold in a Frieze season auction in the last 10 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- There's a new record-setting piece of art. A 1969 painting by Francis Bacon set a world record for most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. "Three Studies of Lucian ...

A 1963 three-panel oil painting by Francis Bacon is set to become the first artwork ever taken public. Francis Bacon’s ‘Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer’. Philip Toscano/PA Images ...

Spanish police have recovered the fourth of five paintings by Francis Bacon stolen in 2015. The painting, titled "Study for Portrait of José Capelo," is valued at $5.4 million. It was recovered ...

A new exhibition at London’s Royal Academy highlights Francis Bacon’s paintings of animals. We showed them to some specialists in their subject matter. By Alex Marshall LONDON — The painter ...

Spanish police said on Thursday they had recovered a painting by the late Irish-born British figurative artist Francis Bacon, worth an estimated €5 million ($5.42 million), and one of five ...