A classic Surrealist painting by René Magritte, which has never been sold before, has been revealed as one of the likely blockbusters at Sotheby’s Modern and contemporary auction in London on March 3.

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. “Empire of Lights, ...

René Magritte’s famous painting L’empire des Lumières (1954) fetched $121.2 million at Christie’s in New York on Tuesday night, setting a new auction record for the Belgian Surrealist painter. The ...

(CNN) — 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 smashing ...

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René Magritte is best known for his Surrealist masterpieces like The Son of Man (1964), which bend reality and subvert ...

René Magritte’s L’arc de triomphe will be offered as a highlight at a Christie’s London auction this July, with a presale estimate of between £6.5 million and £9.5 million (US$8.2 million and US$12 ...