René Magritte

Belgian | 1898 - 1967

René Magritte was a Belgian Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1898. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels. Numerous key galleries and museums such as PalaisPopulaire by Deutsche Bank have featured René Magritte's work in the past.René Magritte's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3 USD to 79,428,869 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 79,428,869 USD for L’empire des lumières, sold at Sotheby's London in 2022. René Magritte has been featured in articles for HYPEBEAST, The Guardian and AnOther. The most recent article is Despite Solid Sales for Emerging Artists, Phillips’s $138.9 M. Contemporary Sale Hampered by ‘Tentative’ Market written for ARTnews in November 2022. The artist died in 1967.

Artist's alternative names: René François Ghislain Magritte

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Upcoming Lots

Horse studies

By René Magritte

De Vuyst

Le 16 septembre (1968

By René Magritte

De Vuyst

Le prêtre marié (1968

By René Magritte

De Vuyst

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Available Artworks

La Bataille de l'Argonne GM (The Battle of the Argonne)

By René Magritte

TGP Auction

Les Valeurs Personnelles GM (Personal Values)

By René Magritte

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La Flèche de Zénon PM (Zeno's Arrow)

By René Magritte

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Recent Auction Results

La Belle Captive", 1965

By René Magritte

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New Orleans Auction Galleries

Untitled (Homme au chapeau melon), from Le Lien de paille (The Man with a Bowler Hat, from The Straw Link): plate 4 (K. & B. 19)

By René Magritte

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Phillips New York

Le 16. Septembre

By René Magritte

+14%

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Bruun Rasmussen Bredgade

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Current Exhibitions

Collection III: 2023

Toyota Municipal Museum of Art

Toyota | Japan

Jan 20,2024 - May 06,2024

Surrealism at the Harn: A Centennial Celebration

Harn Museum of Art

Gainesville | Florida | USA

Dec 09,2023 - Jun 02,2024

Histoire de ne pas rire. Surrealism in Belgium

BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts

Brussels | Belgium

Feb 21,2024 - Jun 16,2024

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Articles

Despite Solid Sales for Emerging Artists, Phillips’s $138.9 M. Contemporary Sale Hampered by ‘Tentative’ Market

ARTnews 15/11/2022

Phillips’s modern and contemporary sale, held at its Park Avenue headquarters in New York on Tuesday night, garnered $138.9 million with fees, though

Monet and Klein Lead the 20th/21st Century London to Paris Evening Sales

Christie's Daily 28/06/2022

The series of three sales achieves £203,881,403 / €236,094,664, showcasing the historical affinities and cultural dialogue between the two cities.

Rauschenberg & Johns: Significant Others Opens at the National Gallery

ArtDaily 11/06/2022

A new exhibition depicting one of North America’s most important artistic dialogues opens this weekend at the National Gallery.

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Coverage

“ ..Magritte, who is considered a leading figure in Surrealism, is particularly known for his works that turn everyday reality upside down; an apple fills a whole room and a nose becomes a pipe... ”
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Amos Rex

“ ..Magritte, perhaps the most naturalistic of modern painters, also regularly featured curtains in his work... ”
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Centre Pompidou Paris

“ ..Magritte had otherwise always refused to explain his works, which gave glimpses of what “the mystery of the world” might look like in pictorial form... ”
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Amos Rex

“ ..A selection of more than 100 works from around the world will cover every creative phase of the artist, retracing Magritte’s artistic career... ”
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Albertina Museum