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.

Installation view of the Magritte exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, artworks © Copyright Agency, Sydney 2024, photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales ...

After a ten minute bidding-battle, a painting from Magritte's "L'empire des lumières" ("Empire of Light") series has sold for a record breaking $121 million. The painting is known for its play on ...

A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for ... It inspired American director William Friedkin to make his famous horror film "The Exorcist"(1973). "Empire of Light" was part ...