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11/17/2008 07:57:41 PM · #1

Is this correct? This is the most expensive photo ever auctioned?

EDIT: The third most expensive is a picture of a magazine ad !

Look here

Message edited by author 2008-11-17 20:11:40.

Sugarpie

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

11/17/2008 08:00:30 PM · #2

the link isnt showing up for me

11/17/2008 08:03:37 PM · #3

Try it now.

Originally posted by Sugarpie:

the link isnt showing up for me

icu1965

Sony DSLR-A200

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

11/17/2008 08:10:28 PM · #4

It must be. The Edward Steichenâ��s â��The Pond - Moonlightâ�� was the most expensive for a long time.

Oops! Techinically Steichen's probably still is. If you read it says, "Interestingly, the record-breaking photograph was sold not at a photography auction, but at a sale of contemporary art. That might suggest that how an artwork is sold plays an important role in defining how much it can sell for."

Message edited by author 2008-11-17 20:13:08.

11/17/2008 08:12:23 PM · #5

The Pond is now 2nd place.....see the new link above !

Originally posted by icu1965:

It must be. The Edward Steichenâ��s â��The Pond - Moonlightâ�� was the most expensive for a long time.

icu1965

Sony DSLR-A200

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

11/17/2008 08:13:46 PM · #6

Originally posted by kenskid:

The Pond is now 2nd place.....see the new link above !

Originally posted by icu1965:
It must be. The Edward Steichenâ��s â��The Pond - Moonlightâ�� was the most expensive for a long time.

Uh, I agreed with you. (At first)

Dr.Confuser

Nikon D800

11/17/2008 08:15:52 PM · #7

Originally posted by kenskid:

Is this correct? This is the most expensive photo ever auctioned?

EDIT: The third most expensive is a picture of a magazine ad !

Look here

I'm thinking this might score in the low 5's here and only if the challenge was Grocery Store, or CostCo maybe. But then I can't seem to ribbon or get my average much above 5.5 ... so no one will care what I think on the subject, not even me.

11/17/2008 08:18:23 PM · #8

I see this as a 4 - 6 shot here on DPC depending on the challenge. However, it is a low res file and I can't really see any detail....it may be an unbelievable shot.

Originally posted by Dr.Confuser:

Originally posted by kenskid:
Is this correct? This is the most expensive photo ever auctioned?

EDIT: The third most expensive is a picture of a magazine ad !

Look here

I'm thinking this might score in the low 5's here and only if the challenge was Grocery Store, or CostCo maybe. But then I can't seem to ribbon or get my average much above 5.5 ... so no one will care what I think on the subject, not even me.

icu1965

Sony DSLR-A200

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

11/17/2008 08:19:22 PM · #9

Here is a site that says that a Richard Prince photograph is now the top seller //www.bornrich.org/entry/most-expensive-photograph-ever-sold-at-auction/

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/17/2008 08:24:12 PM · #10

That is insane ! A picture of a magazine ad is now the top prize at auction !

Originally posted by icu1965:

Here is a site that says that a Richard Prince photograph is now the top seller //www.bornrich.org/entry/most-expensive-photograph-ever-sold-at-auction/

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

11/17/2008 08:36:43 PM · #11

Originally posted by kenskid:

That is insane ! A picture of a magazine ad is now the top prize at auction !

Originally posted by icu1965:
Here is a site that says that a Richard Prince photograph is now the top seller //www.bornrich.org/entry/most-expensive-photograph-ever-sold-at-auction/

It's not "photography" in the sense we pursue it, it's a "work of art", it's conceptual in nature, the source is part of its appeal.

The record for most expensive photo sold at auction has been reclaimed by Richard Prince after one of his prints went for US $3,401,000 at Sothebyâ��s in New York. The previous record was $3.34 million for an Andreas Gursky diptych sold at Sotheyâ��s in London in February 2007. This record-setting Prince image is taken from his untitled cowboy series, in which he photographed sections of Marlboro cigarette ads and got the photos enlarged to a giant size. Dated 2001-2002, the photo measures 100 by 66 inches and was one of an edition of two plus one artistâ��s proof. Princeâ��s works have always remained in controversy as some folks say that he uses other photographersâ�� work without giving them due credit. But, that couldnâ��t get in the way of his popularity. The record-setting bid was placed during a contemporary art auction on Nov. 14, 2007. In November 2005, an untitled cowboy photo by Prince was auctioned for $1,248,000 at Christieâ��s in New York, which was an auction record for photography at the time.

Note that the image is 100 x 66 inches, and bear in mind it's the only one he produced besides the artist's proof...

Do I think that this qualifies as "original art"? Actually, no. But the Art World is a world unto itself, weird things happen there.

R.

tal

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/18/2008 06:22:30 PM · #12

anyone else annoyed at how small the online image is? i cannot seem to see anything?

Mike_Adams

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/18/2008 06:51:44 PM · #13

So I decided that tomorrow I am going to take pictures of 20 magazine ads blow them up and sell them at a huge bargain for $1 million a piece. Fire sale baby 1/3 the price of Prince!