New world record for most expensive Photo in a photo auction

On November 13, 2011November 13, 2011 By saarimnerIn English, Inspirational, Photography

This morning I read an article about the world’s most expensive photo sold in a photo auction, so far. The picture is taken by Andreas Gursky.

It’s a really great image, but is it really worth $4,338,500??

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https://i0.wp.com/www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/D54967/andreas_gursky_rhein_ii_d5496716h.jpg — World's most expensive photo sold in a photo auction - http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5496716

10 thoughts on “New world record for most expensive Photo in a photo auction”

xandimusic

I don’t know, I think it’s too much!!!!!

November 13, 2011 at 10:23 Reply
1. saarimner
  
  haha.. me 2! 🙂 But it’s a great image!
  
  November 13, 2011 at 16:43 Reply
Badpanda22

Great image, but no way worth that much; In the end it is the artist’s famous name and the investment value of the work and not the artistic value that matters in this kind of transaction. Its a shame really…

November 13, 2011 at 12:48 Reply
1. saarimner
  
  As in the history as a whole I guess 🙂
  
  I agree! 🙂
  
  November 13, 2011 at 16:47 Reply
Kieran Hamilton

Not worth the money In my opinion. I don’t even like the photograph that much, dull colours, and overall pretty boring…

November 13, 2011 at 14:53 Reply
1. saarimner
  
  I can understand that they find the image great. If I try to understand the reasons for it
  1) It’s a play with composition where you have the rule of thirds at the same as you leaves it out. This is due to the lines
  2) It’s amazing how they in 1955 could have such a straight angle of the lines after shooting the pic
  3) I actually love the colors, and/or especially the combination of colors
  4) It’s a really “calm” image
  
  With all that said, it’s still way to much 🙂
  
  thanks for commenting!
  
  November 13, 2011 at 16:47 Reply
nigel

If I’d seen that being sold for £10, I’d have walked past it… 😉

November 13, 2011 at 23:00 Reply
1. saarimner
  
  Haha.. maybe me too, but I sure like it when I gave it a little while. It’s really hard to value things like this, but I guess there’s someone who reeeeeaaaally enjoys it 🙂
  
  November 15, 2011 at 20:26 Reply
KatiesCameraBlog

I like this image, but I go for abstracts like that and I can appreciate the time and the effort that goes into taking/composing a shot like that. And the dull colors, to me, evoke a certain mood. I like the lines and textures and different levels in it the image too. I can see what the artist saw in this.

Certainly not an image for everyone though. But still, I’m all for artistic photos making lots of money. 🙂

November 14, 2011 at 03:29 Reply
1. saarimner
  
  haha.. well.. I can agree on that last part 🙂 I really like it as well, but I will never understand the amount 🙂
  
  Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Let’s hope we’ll take one of those someday! 🙂
  
  November 15, 2011 at 20:24 Reply