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- Nov 19, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Magritte's "L'Empire des Lumières" Sells for a Record $121.2 Million at Christie's
- René Magritte's L'Empire Des Lumières (1954) sold for $121.2 million at Christie's in New York on 19 November 2024, above its low estimate[1]
- The painting came from the estate of interior designer and socialite Mica Ertegun, part of a double-header evening sale that totalled $410 million ($460 million with fees)[2]
- It set an auction record for Magritte and for Surrealist art, and was reportedly bought by billionaire Ken Griffin[1]
- Magritte painted 17 oil versions of the "domain of lights" theme between 1949 and 1964, each combining day and night in one scene[1]
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- [1]90%heni.com/news/article/rene-magritte-l-empire-des-lumieres-2024-11-19heni.com· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Nov 19, 2024 ✓· 93% of score
Heni's auction recap states the painting 'sold for $121.2m, more than the low estimate at Christie's in New York on November 19, 2024', which The Art Newspaper's[2] report the following morning ('sold for a record $121.1m in New York last night') corroborates.
- [2]84%Magritte gets star billing at Christie's $410m 'solid as a rock' evening auctiontheartnewspaper.com· Published Nov 20, 2024· 7% of score
Reports the painting, from 'the estate of Mica Ertegun', 'sold for a record $121.1m in New York last night' at a double-header evening auction that totalled $410m ($460m with fees).[1]
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