Magritte's "L'Empire des Lumières" Sells for a Record $121.2 Million at Christie's
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Christie's
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterHeni's[1] 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.
René Magritte's 1954 L'Empire Des Lumières, from the estate of interior designer Mica Ertegun, sold for $121.2 million at Christie's in New York, a record for the artist and for Surrealist art at auction, reportedly to billionaire Ken Griffin.
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