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.

Trophy paintings by René Magritte and Ed Ruscha propelled Christie’s back-to-back auctions of 20th-century art to $486 million on Tuesday night in New York. It was a shot of adrenaline that the ...

A René Magritte painting depicting an eerily lit ... of Light”), the 1954 canvas is well known among 20th century art experts for its scale, pristine condition and subtle details.

“It’s an iconic image for Magritte, for Surrealism and Modern art,” said New York art dealer Emmanuel Di Donna, who’s championed various Surrealist artists. “Some works of art transcend ...

René Magritte's iconic painting, "Empire of Light," shattered auction records, selling for over $121 million. The sale highlighted a surge in the art market, with Magritte joining the ranks of ...

A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 million (€114 million) at Christie's in New York.

The piece of art, titled 'L'empire des lumieres' or ... According to Christie's, Rene Magritte (1898-1967) explored nocturnal landscapes bathed in daylight across 17 unique paintings throughout ...

The price was the highest yet paid for a Surrealist work of art at auction, and made Magritte the 16th artist to break the $100 million threshold, according to data compiled by the French market ...

Courtesy of Chrstie’s 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 ...