A painting by René Magritte is expected to sell for at least US$95 million at a Christie’s auction in November in New York. Titled L’empire des lumières, 1954, meaning “The Empire of Light ...

A painting by René Magritte is expected to sell for at least US$95 million at a Christie’s auction in November in New York. Titled L’empire des lumières, 1954, meaning “The Empire of Light ...

A 1954 painting by René Magritte, L’empire des lumières, has just sold for $121.2 million. The painting surpassed its $95 ...

The painting has been praised for its unique ability to juxtapose a nocturnal landscape and daylight –– a surrealist motif that Magritte explored in his landscape paintings for almost two decades.

A major work by surrealist painter Rene Magritte that hasn’t been shown in public for a quarter century could fetch 50 million pounds ($64 million) at auction next month.

Magritte Painting Becomes Most Expensive Surrealist Work Ever Sold The Belgian artist’s uncanny scene sold for a whopping $121.16 million at auction. by Rhea Nayyar November 24, 2024 March 11, 2025 ...

NEW YORK — An eerie nighttime streetscape below a pale blue daytime sky by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte sold for $121.2 million, a record for the artist, at an auction in New York.

LONDON — A major work by surrealist painter René Magritte that hasn’t been shown in public for a quarter century could fetch 50 million pounds ($64 million) at auction next month. Christie ...

A 1954 painting by René Magritte, L’empire des lumières, has just sold for $121.2 million. The painting surpassed its $95 million estimate at Christie’s New York this week, making it the ...

The painting includes several of the Belgian artist’s signature motifs, including a bowler-hatted man and fluffy white clouds on a blue sky. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers. Sign In: ...