“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
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Ever wondered how expensive a photograph can be? Well, now it’s your chance to find out.
1. Andreas Gursky: Rhein II (1999)
Rhein II © Andreas Gursky
Rhein II (1999) sold for $4.3 million in November 2011, the most ever paid for a photograph.
2. Cindy Sherman: Untitled #96 (1981)
Untitled # 96 © Cindy Sherman
Untitled #96 (1981) sold for $3.98 million in May 2011, and until November the same year it was the most expensive photograph ever sold.
3. Gilbert & George: For Her Majesty (1973)
For Her Majesty © Gilbert & George
For Her Majesty (1973) sold for $3.7 million in June 2008.
4. Jeff Wall: Dead Troops Talk (1992)
Dead Troops Talk © Jeff Wall
Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of the Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986) (1992) sold for 3.7 million in May 2012. The photograph shows an ambush of Russian soldiers during the 1988 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but it was actually shot in a studio, using performers, costumers, special effects, and makeup.
5. Andreas Gursky: 99 Cent II Diptychon (2001)
99 Cent II Diptychon © Andreas Gursky
99 Cent II Diptychon (2001) sold for $3.3 million in February 2007. The photograph shows the inside of a supermarket and measures almost 7 by 11 feet. A second print sold for $2.48 million in November 2006, and a third one for $2.25 million in May 2006.
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Hi. Thanks for sharing. Have reblogged. Have a great day. Goff
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Thank you so much, Goff. Have a great day too!
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Pleasure. Best Regards. Goff
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Amazing photos:)
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One can but ask the question, WHY?
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Thanks for sharing. Those art lovers have interesting tastes…
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Wow. I hope the photographer got most of that money.
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Impressive photographs
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