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.

A René Magritte painting depicting an eerily lit streetscape sold for more than $121 million at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday –– surpassing its $95 million estimate and ...

A day after Sotheby’s tested the strength of the trophy market with its $65.5 million Claude Monet, rival Christie’s did one better—by auctioning off a $121.2 million René Magritte.

René Magritte’s surrealist masterpiece is his most recognized work—but you may never get to see the real thing. The man behind that floating apple and beneath that bowler hat is none other ...

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 ...

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Cocktail wonderland Bar Magritte has quickly become one of Belgium’s hottest watering holes—no small feat in a country famous for its beer. The world’s only bar venerating the Belgian ...