Topic: Francis Bacon

A painting by the late pop artist Andy Warhol was sold for a winning bid of $85.4 million at Sotheby's on Wednesday, making it one of his most expensive works ever sold at auction.

On Jan. 22, 1943, U.S. and Australian troops took New Guinea in the first land victory over the Japanese in World War II.

Spanish police said they recovered three paintings by artist Francis Bacon that were stolen from a private residence in Madrid in 2015.

On Jan. 22, 1914, attorneys for world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, an African-American, filed a brief for a new trial with the U.S. Court of Appeals, challenging Johnson's conviction under the Mann Act.

Spanish police arrested seven people linked to the theft of five rare Francis Bacon paintings worth more than $27.8 million.

A Pablo Picasso painting of scantily clad women broke the record for the highest price ever fetched by a piece of art at auction with a bid of $179 million.

A sculpture by Italian artist Alberto Giacometti could break the record for the highest price ever paid for a sculpture at auction.

A Pablo Picasso painting of scantily clad women valued at $140 million could break the record for the highest price ever fetched by a piece of art at auction.

A modern art auction in New York Tuesday evening follows one Monday at which $134.6 million of art was sold in one hour.

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014.