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 Fondation Beyeler, Basel. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Moderna Museet, Stockholm 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 121,160,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 121,160,000 USD for L'empire des lumières, sold at Christie's New York in 2024. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 6,990,930 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 1,121,368 USD.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

At Auction

Upcoming Lots

Estampe, lithographie en couleurs sur papier: "Pierreries" (de la série "Les enfants trouvés

By René Magritte

Horta Auction House

Estampe, lithographie en couleurs: "Une jeune femme présente avec grâce..." (de la série "Les enfants trouvés

By René Magritte

Horta Auction House

Untitled (Nu de face)

By René Magritte

Caen Auctions

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Current Exhibitions

Emily Mae Smith & René Magritte

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Brussels | Belgium

Oct 11,2024 - Mar 02,2025

But Live Here? No Thanks: Surrealism And Anti-fascism

Lenbachhaus

Munich | Germany

Oct 15,2024 - Mar 02,2025

Transform The World, Change Life: A Surrealist Library

Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris (Belleville)

20e | Paris | France

Nov 03,2024 - Mar 08,2025

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Articles

'Something Stirring Beneath the Surface': What Eight Ghostly Portraits Found Hidden Inside Masterpieces Reveal

BBC News 22/02/2025

In the past month alone, shadowy portraits have been found hidden in longstanding masterpieces by Titian and Picasso. What can they and other such discoveries tell us?

Christie's presents Leonard & Louise Riggio: Collected Works

ArtDaily 21/02/2025

Christie’s announced Leonard & Louise Riggio: Collected Works will be offered during Spring Marquee Week in a single-owner evening sale.

La reconnaissance infinie: Mysterious Fruit of the Friendship Between René Magritte and the Poet Paul Colinet

Christie's Daily 19/02/2025

One of the most creatively fulfilling relationships of Magritte’s life was with his fellow Belgian Surrealist, dubbed ‘the Don Juan of words’.

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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