Rene Magritte's 'The Treachery of Images' is art history's most infamous pipe. We took a closer look at this visual riddle.
Installation view of the Magritte exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, artworks © Copyright Agency, Sydney 2024, photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales ...
A day after Sotheby’s tested the strength of the trophy market with its $65.5 million Claude Monet, rival Christie’s did one better—by auctioning off a $121.2 million René Magritte.