A 1954 version of René Magritte's The Empire of Light sold for $121 million at Christie's in New York, much more than expected. One of 27 renderings of the scene by the French surrealist, the eerie canvas is the largest of the bunch and described by the auction house as the "crown jewel" of former owner Mica Ertegun. — Read the rest
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