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# The most expensive auction sale of a Surrealist painting: "The Empire of Light" (1954) by René Magritte
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/samaia-dorogaia-auktsionnaia-prodazha-kartiny-siurrealista-imperiia-sveta-1954-god-rene-magritt/
- Published: 2024-11-21T19:02:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:32:03.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art

The most expensive auction sale of a Surrealist painting: "The Empire of Light" (1954) by René Magritte. The sum of $121 million is also the highest price ever paid for a Magritte. The artist's previous record stood at $79 million; this time, at the [Christie's](https://www.christies.com/en/stories/20th-21st-century-new-york-auction-results-november-2024-88e2ca31b0ed416b9231ac858c617ffb?ref=theparnassian.com) sale, the estimate was already $90 million, so the new record was only to be expected

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