'The Empire of Light' painting sells for $121 million in new world record
'Master of Surrealism' Rene Magritte's 'The Empire of Light' painting has sold for $121 million at a Christie's auction in New York. The painting has set "a new world record for the artist and for a Surrealist work of art at any auction", Christie's said. The painting juxtaposes night with day, showing bright, sunny skies against a dark, shadowy streetscape.