The top lot of London's Art of the Surreal Evening Sale on February 9, 2011 was L’aimant (The Magnet) by René Magritte, a monumental canvas painted in 1941 which sold for £4,745,250 ($7,620,872). Offered from a private Swiss collection, it is one of the most important works by the artist to be offered at auction. (RT: 2:16)
11 February 2011