The Most Expensive Photo in the World Sucks
While the NYPD was roughing up art-handlers and pro-union protestors outside, Christie’s sold the world’s most expensive photograph. Ta da: Rhein II (1999) by Andreas Gursky, one of an edition of six, $4,338,500. Not his best work. A boring, pricey autograph, if you will.
It’s the Rhine River. A chromogenic color print face-mounted to acrylic glass that had a pre-sale estimate of $2.5 million to $3.5 million but when the going’s good… cha-ching cha-ching.
by Marina Galperina on November 11, 2011 at 5:42 pm
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Looks like mother nature's credit card. What?
Pure crap!
I've seen nicer shots on Google Street Views
I don't get it…
Are they kidding?