Bélinda Ibrahim, 26/11 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
New York Auction Magritte Painting
The Empire of Light by René Magritte undoubtedly ranks among the most fascinating pictorial series of the 20th century. An emblem of the singular artistic approach of the Belgian surrealist master, it embodies his relentless quest to challenge our certainties about reality and its representation. Created over three decades, from 1940 to 1960, the ...
Madeleine Cadoux, 21/11 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
New York Magritte Painting Auction
René Magritte’s Empire of Light has set a world auction record for the Belgian surrealist artist, selling for $121.16 million at Christie’s in New York on Tuesday. This record-breaking sale highlights the resilience of the high-end art market. Created in 1954, the painting had been estimated at $95 million, surpassing Magritte’s previous ...
This is Beirut, 16/11 22:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States France Dinosaur Auction
A skeleton of a 22-meter-long dinosaur (70 feet) was sold for six million euros ($6.4 million) on Saturday, as reported by auction houses Collin du Bocage and Barbarossa. An anonymous collector purchased the vegetarian apatosaurus, which was excavated in the United States, for 4.7 million euros, bringing the total to six million euros after fees. ...