René Magritte’s Empire of the Lights: A Surrealist Icon Shatters Records and Inspires Generations

René Magritte’s enigmatic masterpiece, Empire of the Lights (L’Empire des Lumières, 1954), continues to captivate art enthusiasts worldwide with its surreal juxtaposition of day and night. Depicting a serene suburban street cloaked in nocturnal darkness, illuminated by a solitary streetlamp,…