The painting by Belgian artist René Magritte sold for a record $121 million.

Record price for Magritte's painting

At Christie's auction in New York, a painting by Belgian artist René Magritte entitled 'Empire of Light' was sold for a record price of $121.2 million. It was expected to sell for $95 million. The previous record price at auction for Magritte was set in London when another painting from the 'Empire of Light' series was sold for $79.5 million. Over 16 years, Magritte created 17 paintings with this title, depicting a country house against a blue sky.

The painting sold at Christie's was the largest among all paintings from the 'Empire of Light' series and featured water reflections. This painting belonged to a private collector.

New record for works by Leonora Carrington

At Sotheby's auction, a sculpture by artist Leonora Carrington titled 'The Great Lady' was sold for $11.4 million, making it the highest price for her works at auction.

First successful privatization auction in Ukraine

The State Property Fund of Ukraine held a successful auction for the privatization of a facility that started with a starting price of one hryvnia. Details about this auction remain undisclosed.

Starting price of the hotel 'Ukraine'

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the starting prices and conditions for the sale of the hotel 'Ukraine', which amounts to 1 billion 47 million 637 thousand 152 hryvnias.

Auction for the sale of Medvedchuk's watches

A collection of luxury watches belonging to MP Viktor Medvedchuk was also sold at the auction for over 10 million hryvnias.