Belgian, 1898–1967
René Magritte
1,157results on record
92%sell-through
$286,456median result (USD, incl. premium; 85% observed, 15% estimated from hammer)
$79,209,363record in our coverage
Drawn from 1,157 recorded results (1,123 sold · 34 passed) across 27 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 85% observed, 15% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 218 | 83% | $273,702 |
| painting | 174 | 92% | $1,597,095 |
| ceramics & design | 132 | 100% | $312 |
| prints | 94 | 95% | $4,531 |
| other | 40 | 92% | $10,838 |
| sculpture | 11 | 100% | $1,645,419 |
| photography | 9 | 75% | $297 |
Medium is recorded for 678 of 1,157 results (59%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso René Magritte Pablo Picasso
| Metric | René Magritte | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $286,456 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $79,209,363 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 1,157 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoJoan MiróMarc ChagallSalvador Dalí
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
81/ 100
- Sell-through92%
- Meets estimate58%
- Market depth1,157 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 462 | 96% | $613,327 | 1.00× |
| Christie's | 412 | 95% | $589,900 | — |
| Bonhams | 50 | 84% | $6,849 | 1.06× |
| A10 by Artmark | 21 | 100% | $1,183 | 2.40× |
| Rago | 18 | 100% | $2,304 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 11 | — | $2,598 | — |
| Phillips | 10 | 100% | $1,241,000 | — |
| Dorotheum | 8 | 88% | $2,277 | — |
| Artcurial | 3 | — | $23,827 | 1.04× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 4 | 75% | $9,600 | 1.07× |
| Dewit Auctions | 3 | 100% | $217 | 0.60× |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 4 | 75% | $207 | — |
| Lempertz | 3 | 67% | $9,316 | — |
| Kavanagh Auctions | 2 | 100% | $1,819 | — |
| Tiroche | 2 | 100% | $9,062 | 1.35× |
| Finarte | 2 | 100% | $5,836 | 1.96× |
| Kruso Art | 2 | 100% | $729 | 0.52× |
| Heritage Auctions | 2 | 100% | $2,625 | — |
| Grisebach | 1 | — | $3,991 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $857 | 1.25× |
| SBI Art Auction | 1 | 100% | $307 | — |
| Koller | 1 | — | $1,553 | — |
| Antikauktion Krefeld | 1 | 100% | $315 | — |
| PASAREL | 1 | 100% | $3,500 | 0.66× |
| 1stbid | 2 | 50% | $812 | 0.96× |
| Carlo Bonte Auctions | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Yair gallery | 7 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 2,143 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 34 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2004·10 | sans titre | $3,616–$5,424 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·09 | Le Prêtre Marie (ou la Valse Hesitation) ; Le 16 septembre ; et La leçon de Musique | $1,846–$2,462 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·07 | les bijoux indiscrets (baum & kaplan 3) | $5,448–$9,079 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·06 | Le sense propre | gouache, collage, pencil and charcoal on paper | $181,440–$272,160 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | l’automate | $273,140–$364,187 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·06 | La reconnaissance infinie | oil on canvas | $1,092,560–$1,456,747 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | La belle captive | oil on canvas | $728,373–$1,092,560 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | La recherche de l'absolu | oil on canvas | $582,699–$691,955 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | Le Beau langage | $366,392–$549,588 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·06 | Les Jeunes amours | $549,588–$732,784 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Le Seducteur | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | A la rencontre du plaisir | oil on canvas | $500,000–$700,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·04 | René MAGRITTE | $35,478–$47,304 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·04 | René MAGRITTE | $29,565–$41,391 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·04 | René MAGRITTE | En dessous, un texte de trois strophes, séparées par une croix, à l'encre rouge, intitulé | $23,652–$35,478 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·04 | Le choeur des sphinges | colored wax crayons on paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·03 | L'île au trésor | Photolithograph | $852–$852 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2004·02 | two pages from a sketchbook | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Fumeur | $36,733–$55,099 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Nu allongé (Georgette Magritte) | oil on canvas | $184,099–$276,148 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | Femme-bouteille | $147,279–$220,919 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Smoking Pipes | $64,435–$82,844 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Le Prêtre Marié | $331,378–$460,247 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Les derniers voiliers | $165,689–$220,919 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | cheval, le passager du transatlantique | $110,459–$147,279 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | La Paix du soir | $220,919–$294,558 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | la clairvoyance or la mémoire | $220,919–$276,148 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Le retour | gouache on paper | $729,353–$1,094,030 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | L'autre parole | gouache on paper | $72,935–$127,637 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | Le trait d'union | oil on canvas | $729,353–$1,094,030 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | Le banquet | gouache on paper | $255,274–$328,209 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | Untitled | watercolour, coloured crayons, brush and black ink and collage on paper | $91,169–$127,637 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·12 | sans titre | $3,458–$5,187 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | Portrait de Paul Eluard | $353–$471 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·11 | Alice au Pays des Merveilles | $1,250,000–$1,750,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | Elseneur | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·06 | Paysage au clair de lune | $133,314–$199,971 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·06 | Untitled | $149,978–$199,971 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·06 | Untitled | $116,650–$166,643 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·06 | Le domaine enchanté (VI) | $133,314–$199,971 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·06 | Ohne Titel, 1968 | Etching | $1,052–$1,052 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2003·06 | L'Aiguillon - Envy | oversized gelatin silver print, printed 1985 | $16,412–$25,791 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·03 | Fenêtre | Photolithograph | $590–$590 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2003·02 | Etude pour 'Le lieu commun' ( recto ); Esquisses ( verso ) | $16,403–$24,605 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·02 | Le lion rugissant - Le fanion du Lion's Club de Bruxelles-Cité ( recto and verso ) | $16,403–$24,605 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·02 | Le parfum de l'abîme | $181,163–$247,040 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·02 | L'éclair | oil on canvas | $229,217–$294,708 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·02 | La victoire | oil on canvas | $982,359–$1,473,539 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·02 | Les barricades mystérieuses | oil on canvas | $2,619,625–$3,601,984 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·02 | Untitled (Shell in the form of an ear) | oil on copper, unframed | $65,491–$98,236 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·02 | L'Écho | $229,217–$294,708 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·02 | Le bouchon d'épouvante | $49,118–$81,863 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·02 | Le retour au pays natal | $98,236–$147,354 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·02 | Les affinités électives | oil on canvas | $130,981–$196,472 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·11 | Paysage de Baucis (Kaplan and Baum 5) | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·09 | Rose ( recto ); Etude ( verso ) | pencil on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·09 | Arbre | pencil on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·07 | Les reflets du temps (Reflections of time) | oil on canvas laid down on board | $468,780–$781,300 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·07 | Tous les jours | oil on canvas | $2,812,679–$3,906,498 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·07 | A la rencontre du plaisir (Towards Pleasure) | oil on canvas | $1,875,119–$2,812,679 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·07 | Le prince charmant | gouache on paper | $390,650–$546,910 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·06 | L'embellie | $600,990–$901,485 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·06 | Le calligraphe | $240,396–$330,545 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | Le thérapeute | $500,000–$800,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | L'empire des lumières | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·03 | La page blanche | Photolithograph | $528–$528 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2002·03 | Le domaine d'Arnheim | Photolithograph | $528–$528 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2002·03 | Composition | $2,853–$4,280 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | La femme au miroir | $212,993–$354,988 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | La maison | $127,597–$170,130 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | En face des murmures | $70,887–$99,242 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | La géante | $567,099–$850,648 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·12 | Cheval et pomme | $5,711–$8,567 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·12 | Femme avec masque | $4,283–$5,711 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·12 | Femme avec violon | $8,567–$11,423 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | La leçon de musique | $28,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | Portrait de René Gaffé | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | Paysage de Baucis (Kaplan and Baum 5) | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·09 | Le principe d'Archimède | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·06 | Portrait de Raymond Magritte | $35,349–$49,489 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·06 | Portrait d'Arlette Magritte | $212,274–$283,032 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·06 | Les valeurs personelles | $70,758–$99,061 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·06 | Image à la fenêtre | $424,548–$707,580 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·06 | La source | $127,364–$169,819 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·06 | La nourriture de l'ennemi | $70,758–$99,061 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·06 | Landscape with rider | $424,548–$566,064 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | La nuit d'amour | $550,000–$750,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Le mot de passe | $37,721–$49,328 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | La main de gloire | $146,434–$219,651 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Shéhérazade | $51,252–$65,895 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | L'Anneau d'Or | $219,651–$292,868 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Le banquet | $175,721–$234,295 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Composition cubiste | $58,574–$87,861 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Ceci n'est pas une pomme | $1,025,039–$1,464,342 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | La femme du maçon | $5,733–$8,599 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Le traité des sensations | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·10 | Les vacances de Hegel | oil on canvas | $9,000,000–$12,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2000·06 | Les nécessités de la vie | $12,152–$18,227 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Le banquet | $227,841–$303,788 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | La pensée parfaite | $212,651–$273,409 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.