An enigmatic painting of a nighttime streetscape under a pale blue daytime sky by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte sold for $121.2 million at an auction in New York.

The Sydell Miller collection came to the block with a bang, selling for well above the high estimate of $205 million.

The six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom home is located on a private cul-de-sac off of Herman Road in Webster. The 1.95-acre ...