René Magritte
Belgian · 1898–1967 · Painter, Printmaker
René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Le météorePhillips · $4,265,000≈ £3,585,239≈ €4,099,385Sign up to see
Le Choeur des SphingesPhillips · $3,115,500≈ £2,343,186≈ €2,568,849Sign up to see
Untitled (Woman's Face covered by a Rose)Phillips · $2,329,000≈ £1,751,655≈ €1,920,350Sign up to see
René Magritte’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
28 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
42 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.5MSign up | $979kSign up | $4.3MSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 6 | 100% | $1.7MSign up | $1.5MSign up | $4.3MSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $353Sign up | $353Sign up | $353Sign up |
| Works on paper | 23 | 21 | 91% | $482kSign up | $19.2kSign up | $3.1MSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $830kSign up | $830kSign up | $830kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.8MSign up | $2.3MSign up | $3.1MSign up |
| Drawing | 14 | 12 | 86% | $19kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $129kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 309 | 215 | 70% | $2.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $30.6kSign up |
| Etching | 38 | 35 | 92% | $7.4kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $30.6kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 261 | 171 | 66% | $1.6kSign up | $947Sign up | $27.7kSign up |
| Print (other) | 9 | 9 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $274Sign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Photography | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $675Sign up | $4kSign up |
| Photograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $675Sign up | $4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 6 | 2 | 33% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 33 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 71 | 39 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 36 | 23 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 17 | 11 | $975Sign up |
| 2022 | 28 | 17 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 40 | 34 | $922Sign up |
| 2020 | 33 | 30 | $947Sign up |
| 2019 | 18 | 16 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | $14.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $425kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $491kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $997Sign up |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | $742Sign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $392Sign up |