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New record auction price for a photograph.

Lightingman

By Lightingman, 1652792513

A print of Man Ray’s Le Violon d’Ingres, went for $12.4M at Christie’s New York, beating the previous record of a meagre $4.3M for Gursky’s Rhein II.

SteveDeansPhotography said, 1652792845

If I was Gursky I'd dash out and furiously take a photo of a whitewashed wall

Somersetman said, 1652792997

Link to this story: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/man-rays-famed-photograph-of-kiki-de-montparnasse-sells-for-record-12-4-m-1234628663/

Madness!

Simon Cole said, 1652792999

.. oh well, fools and their money etc.

SteveDeansPhotography said, 1652793179

Simon Cole better than a nft of it :)

Lightingman said, 1652793455

SteveDeansPhotography said

If I was Gursky I'd dash out and furiously take a photo of a whitewashed wall

Or send Rhein II  “halfway” through a shredder.

Black Rose Studio said, 1652793579

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Vanilla Yoghurt said, 1652793706

Black Rose Studio before entering into any negotiations .....any strings attached ?

SteveDeansPhotography said, 1652799685

londonjohn the strings would definitely be worth something to someone

Unfocussed Mike said, 1652801616

Less than one fifth of what Beeple’s compilation NFT went for, though?

Black Rose Studio said, 1652818965

londonjohn said

Black Rose Studio before entering into any negotiations .....any strings attached ?


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