List of most expensive photographs

This is a list of the 27 highest prices paid for photographs (in US dollars unless otherwise stated). All prices include the buyer's premium, which is the auction house fee for handling the work.

Steichen's The Pond-Moonlight
Billy the Kid
Tobolsk Kremlin by Dmitry Medvedev

List
Rank Artist Work Price Date Seller/Auction
1 Andreas GurskyRhein II (1999)$4,338,500November 8, 2011Christie's New York[1]
2 Richard PrinceSpiritual America (1981)$3,973,000May 12, 2014Christie's New York[2]
3 Cindy ShermanUntitled #96 (1981)$3,890,500May 2011Christie's New York[3]
4 Gilbert & GeorgeTo Her Majesty (1973)$3,765,276June 30, 2008Christie's London[4]
5 Jeff WallDead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986) (1992)$3,666,500May 8, 2012Christie's New York[5]
6 Andreas Gursky99 Cent II Diptychon (2001)$3,346,456February 2007Sotheby's London auction[6]
7 Andreas GurskyChicago Board of Trade III (1999-2009)$3,298,755June 26, 2013Sotheby's London[7]
8 Man RayNoire et Blanche (1926)$3,131,533Nov 8, 2017Christie's Paris[8]
9 Richard PrinceUntitled (Cowboy) (2000)$3,077,000May 14, 2014Sotheby's New York[9]
10 Cindy ShermanUntitled Film Still #48 (1979)$2,965,000May 13, 2015Christie's New York[10][11]
11 Edward SteichenThe Pond—Moonlight (1904)$2,928,000February 2006Sotheby's New York auction[12][13]
12 Andreas GurskyLos Angeles (1998)$2,900,000February 27, 2008Sotheby's London[14]
13 Cindy ShermanUntitled #96 (1981)$2,882,500May 8, 2012Christie's New York[15]
14 Cindy ShermanUntitled #153 (1985)$2,770,500November 8, 2010Phillips de Pury & Co. New York[16]
15 Andreas GurskyChicago Board of Trade (1997)$2,507,755June 23, 2013Sotheby's London[17]
16 Andreas GurskyParis, Montparnasse (1992)$2,416,475October 17, 2013Sotheby's London[18]
17 unknownBilly the Kid (1879–80) tintype portrait$2,300,000June 2011Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction[19]
18 Cindy ShermanUntitled Film Still #48 (1979)$2,225,000November 11, 2014Sotheby's New York[20]
19 Cindy ShermanUntitled #92 (1981)$2,045,000November 12, 2013Christie's New York[21]
20 Andreas GurskyRhein (1996)$1,925,000May 16, 2013Phillips[22]
21 Helmut NewtonSie Kommen, French Vogue, Paris (Dressed and Naked diptych) (1981)$1,820,000April 4, 2019Phillips New York[23]
22 Thomas StruthPantheon, Rome (1990-1992)$1,810,000May 15, 2016Sotheby's New York[24]
23 Gilbert & GeorgeRed Morning (Hate) (1977)$1,805,000November 12, 2013Christie's London[25]
24 Dmitry MedvedevTobolsk Kremlin (2009)$1,750,000January 2010Christmas Yarmarka, Saint Petersburg[26][27]
25 Andreas GurskyShanghai (2000)$1,632,230July 1, 2015Sotheby's London[28]
26 Edward WestonNude, 1925 (1925)$1,609,000April 7, 2008Sotheby's New York auction[29]
27 Cindy ShermanUntitled #48 (1979)$1,565,000April 1, 2008Christie's New York[30]

Disputed claims
  1. In December 2014, Peter Lik reportedly sold a photograph titled Phantom to an anonymous bidder for $6.5 million, making it potentially the highest price paid for a photograph.[31][32][33] Lik's claim has been greeted with much scepticism. Claims of the sale have never been proven, and the buyer has not come forward,[34] though a lawyer claiming to represent the buyer claims that the deal was real.[35]
  2. In 2015 Kevin Abosch reportedly sold a photograph called Potato #345 (2010) to an anonymous bidder for $1 million.[36][37]

See also

References
  1. The Most Expensive Photo in the World. theatlanticwire.com (2011-11-09). Retrieved on 2011-11-10.
  2. "Christie's New York: Richard Prince, Spiritual America". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  3. "Christie's London: Gilbert & George, To Her Majesty". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  4. . theglobeandmail.com (2012-05-08). Retrieved on 2012-05-09.
  5. The First $3M Photograph. Web.archive.org (2007-03-18). Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
  6. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Chicago Board of Trade III". Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  7. "Christie's Paris: Man Ray, Noire et Blanche". Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  8. "Sotheby's New York: Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy)". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  9. "Christie's New York: Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #48". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  10. "The Most Expensive Photos Sold at Auctions: Part I". 13 August 2018 – via oldlouis.com.
  11. Photograph sale breaks world record. Web.archive.org (2009-02-26). Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
  12. "The Most Expensive Photos Sold at Auctions: Part II". 18 August 2018 – via oldlouis.com.
  13. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Los Angeles". Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  14. "Christie's New York: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #96". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  15. "Phillips: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #153". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  16. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Chicago Board of Trade". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  17. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Paris, Montparnasse". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  18. Pescovitz, David. "Billy The Kid photo sells for $2.3 million". Boing Boing (Happy Mutants LLC). Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  19. "Sotheby's New York: Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #48". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  20. "Christie's New York: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #92". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  21. "Phillips: Andreas Gursky, Rhein". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  22. "Phillips New York: Helmut Newton, Sie Kommen diptych". Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  23. "Sotheby's London: Thomas Struth, Pantheon, Rome". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  24. "Christie's London: Gilbert & George, Red Morning (Hate)". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  25. Топ-10 самых дорогих фотографий мира. Kommersant.ru (2010-01-18). Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
  26. Снимок Медведева стал четвертым в списке самых дорогих фотографий мира. Lenta.ru. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
  27. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Shanghai". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  28. Edward Weston's Nude Sells For $1.6 Million at Sotheby's Setting a New Record For The Artist. Artdaily.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
  29. "Christie's New York: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #48". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  30. "Peter Lik: Who is the record-breaking photographer behind the $7.8m Phantom?". ABC News. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  31. "This is Officially the Most Expensive Photo Ever". Time Magazine. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  32. Sender, Hanna (10 December 2014). "Peter Lik Sells Most Expensive Photo of All Time; Similar Images Available Online for Free". International Business Times. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  33. Taylor, Andrew (12 December 2014), "Buyer beware: Treat Peter Lik photo sale with scepticism", Canberra Times
  34. "Why the New York Times took Australian millionaire photographer Peter Lik to task". Financial Review. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  35. Zhang, Michael. "This Photo of a Potato Sold for Over $1,000,000". PetaPixel. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  36. Newenham, Pamela. "Irish photographer says he sold picture of potato for €1m". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
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