After news of a photo of a potato selling for over $1,000,000 came out, the internet has been up in arms expressing astonishment over the purchase.
This is a photo of a potato. It sold for $1 million: https://t.co/o1ta2Lj4bU pic.twitter.com/hf7NrMw4wl
— CNN (@CNN) January 27, 2016
While there are plenty of stunning photographs right at our fingertips ranging in price from completely free to perhaps a couple thousand dollars, some people chose to pay incredible sums for pictures because the shutter was pressed by a famed photographer or for some other reason.
In any case, here are the most extreme examples:
10. “Billy The Kid” (1879-80) by Unknown sold for $2,300,000
(Public domain)
9. “Chicago Board of Trade” (1997) by Andreas Gursky sold for $2,355,597
Photo: Chicago Board of Trade I // 1997 Andreas Gursky http://t.co/wAa9bLWu
— ATLAS (@artsATLAS) May 14, 2012
8. “Untitled #153” (1985) by Cindy Sherman sold for $2,700,000
Urutan ke 9
— A . Ladika (@ALadika_21) January 22, 2015
Judul : Untitled #153
Photographer : Cindy Sherman
Tahun karya : 1985
Terjual : 2,7 USD pic.twitter.com/w3l5M5vE5v
7. “The Pond-Moonlight” (1904) by Edward Steichen sold for $2,928,000
The Pond Moonlight, 1904 - Edward Steichen pic.twitter.com/3t7QIBHrmg
— ombres et lumière (@aulgynei) November 26, 2015
6. “Chicago Board of Trade III” (1997) by Andreas Gursky sold for $3,298,755
#AuctionUpdate: record price for stock exchange work by Andreas Gursky – Chicago Board of Trade III makes £2.15m pic.twitter.com/lIycE9Kn5Y
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) June 26, 2013
5. “99 Cent II Diptychon” (2001) by Andreas Gursky sold for $3,346,456
Grandes fotos y fotógrafos II: Andreas Gursky. 99 cent II diptychon. 1999. Tamaño en exposicion 4 x 3 metros!!! pic.twitter.com/oS6rw8qg56
— dani_silvestre (@HungryYFoolish) March 2, 2015
4.“Dead Troops Talk” (1992) by Jeff Wall sold for $3,666,500
Happy birthday to photographer Jeff Wall! His work “Dead Troops Talk” is on view in the Broad’s third-floor gallery. pic.twitter.com/RCdzlis4l2
— The Broad (@TheBroad) September 29, 2015
3. “Untitled #96” (1981) by Cindy Sherman sold for $3,890,500
“Untitled #96” (1981) by Cindy Sherman.https://t.co/ZlmXc6XenS #art #photography pic.twitter.com/f52LO0npsG
— Art opener (@art_opener) January 10, 2016
2. “Rhein II” (1999) by Andreas Gursky sold for $4,338,500
Happy birthday to #AndreasGursky! © Andreas Gursky, Rhein II, 1999 pic.twitter.com/vDcN3IYBTV
— Photolux Festival (@PhotoluxFest) January 15, 2016
1. “Phantom” (1999) by Peter Lik sold for $6,500,000
This photograph was the most expensive sold in 2015 at 6.5 Million named Phantom by @PeterLik Can you see why? pic.twitter.com/ijBU6mdeyQ
— PhotographySchool.NL (@PhotoSchool_NL) January 3, 2016
