It took nearly 20 minutes and more than 20 bids between several specialists on the phone and a bidder in the room, but ...

When casino billionaire Elaine Wynn died in April, the art market was aflutter over what would become of the 82-year-old’s storied collection, particularly her record-setting $142.4 million Francis ...

NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Francis Bacon's "Triptych, 1976" sold for $86 million at Sotheby's contemporary sale on Wednesday, setting a record for postwar art and contributing to the auction house's ...

Setting the scene -- Bacon's godless world -- The crucifixion -- The pope -- The triptych -- The body -- The sacred and the profane -- Conclusion: The religious dimensions of Francis Bacon Setting out ...