New World's Record - Pic Sells For $2.9 Million - GoFuckYourself.com

KRL · 02-16-2006, 02:34 AM

Amazing, $2.9 Mil for one image. And 2 others, one of which was a "nude" shot went for over a mil also. LOL

NEW YORK - A photograph of a pond taken by Edward Steichen sold for more than $2.9 million on Tuesday, easily setting a world record for the highest-priced photograph ever auctioned, Sotheby's said.

"The Pond-Moonlight," taken on Mamaroneck, N.Y., in 1904, sold for $2,928,000, including the buyer's premium, Sotheby's spokesman Matthew Weigman said. It was bought by Peter MacGill, of Pace/MacGill Gallery, on behalf of a private collector.

The photograph shows a pond in a wooded area with light coming through the trees and reflected in the water. Pre-sale estimates priced the photo, which is slightly bigger than 16 inches by 19 inches, at up to $1 million. The only other two prints are in museum collections.

The previous record for a photograph sold at auction, $1,248,000, was set in November by Richard Prince's "Untitled (Cowboy)."

Also surpassing that record on Tuesday were two photographs of the artist Georgia O'Keeffe taken by Alfred Stieglitz, her husband. A photograph of her hands sold for $1,472,000, and a portrait of her nude sold for $1,360,000, Weigman said. Both went to West Coast dealers.

Pic of the Photo Sold For $2.9 Million

Lord Nelson · 02-16-2006, 02:37 AM

very depressing photo. i wouldnt buy it even for 3.50

clickhappy · 02-16-2006, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by KRL

Pic of the Photo Sold For $2.9 Million

whats so great about that?
it looks like a movie poster to me

KRL · 02-16-2006, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Lord Nelson

very depressing photo. i wouldnt buy it even for 3.50

Yeh, its not exactly a masterpiece. Wonder what the nude image of his wife that sold for $1.3 Million looks like?

KRL · 02-16-2006, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by clickhappy

whats so great about that?
it looks like a movie poster to me

Usually, ultra wealthy people that collect and pay millions for stuff like this are a bit on the eccentric side.

Same kind of folks that will pay millions for a little antique table from the 1700's.

Go figure.

02-16-2006, 02:34 AM	#1
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	New World's Record - Pic Sells For $2.9 Million Amazing, $2.9 Mil for one image. And 2 others, one of which was a "nude" shot went for over a mil also. LOL NEW YORK - A photograph of a pond taken by Edward Steichen sold for more than $2.9 million on Tuesday, easily setting a world record for the highest-priced photograph ever auctioned, Sotheby's said. "The Pond-Moonlight," taken on Mamaroneck, N.Y., in 1904, sold for $2,928,000, including the buyer's premium, Sotheby's spokesman Matthew Weigman said. It was bought by Peter MacGill, of Pace/MacGill Gallery, on behalf of a private collector. The photograph shows a pond in a wooded area with light coming through the trees and reflected in the water. Pre-sale estimates priced the photo, which is slightly bigger than 16 inches by 19 inches, at up to $1 million. The only other two prints are in museum collections. The previous record for a photograph sold at auction, $1,248,000, was set in November by Richard Prince's "Untitled (Cowboy)." Also surpassing that record on Tuesday were two photographs of the artist Georgia O'Keeffe taken by Alfred Stieglitz, her husband. A photograph of her hands sold for $1,472,000, and a portrait of her nude sold for $1,360,000, Weigman said. Both went to West Coast dealers. Pic of the Photo Sold For $2.9 Million __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

02-16-2006, 02:37 AM	#2
Lord Nelson So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 715	very depressing photo. i wouldnt buy it even for 3.50