What is most expensive photo ever sold?

7 years 3 months ago #513194 by Glen Martin
Anyone happen to know what is the most expensive photo that has been sold?  I know some are public and others that are sold in private auctions.  

Who knows the answer to this?  


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7 years 3 months ago #513199 by Jennifer Krueger
Looks like Peter Lik still has that title:   www.photographytalk.com/photography-arti...hotographs-ever-sold  


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7 years 3 months ago #513212 by icepics
Supposedly... but the price has apparently not been verified. Art including photographs are sold thru galleries, auctions, etc. There is a record of sale that can be verified by the gallery or auction house.

Lik sells his photos thru his own galleries so there is no auctioneer or gallery owner to verify selling prices. Now that some of his photographs are being sold in the secondary art market, they are selling way below the value set by him and his galleries when first purchased by the buyers.

Sharon
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7 years 3 months ago #513279 by Richard K Photography
How did Peter Lik get started anyway?  I mean seriously, how do you go from selling photos at $XXXX price to selling photos for in the millions?


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7 years 3 months ago #513283 by Shadowfixer1

Richard K Photography wrote: How did Peter Lik get started anyway?  I mean seriously, how do you go from selling photos at $XXXX price to selling photos for in the millions?

It's called marketing. I read an article and it was very interesting how the sales people in his galleries operate and get you to buy in as an "investment". Fools gold.
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7 years 3 months ago #513337 by Vahrenkamp
Actually that is a good question, how did he get his start?  


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7 years 3 months ago #513409 by Shadowfixer1

Vahrenkamp wrote: Actually that is a good question, how did he get his start?  

Read away.
www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/business/pete...rint-money.html?_r=0
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7 years 3 months ago #513523 by Owen
I would love to sell a print for even a fraction of that!  


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7 years 3 months ago #513639 by rogdel
Thought it was that Gursky pic...I have to say that the new most expensive image is pretty magnificent, though. Would love to sell prints for that sort of money.


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7 years 2 months ago #514058 by joirv
A nice picture, but not so sure that it's worth the $6.5M price tag


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7 years 2 months ago #514113 by Neil Dulay
Peter Lik's "One" photo.  Did you hear that he look that photo as a casual 'snap' of camera while walking near a pond, with the camera down by his waist?


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7 years 2 months ago #514145 by Richard Taylor
All I know is that it wasn't me!  


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7 years 2 months ago #514152 by Tammy B
It's pretty interesting to see what sort of stuff sells. Nevertheless, it's hard to imagine being able to afford a photo with that sort of price tag.


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7 years 2 months ago #514168 by Shadowfixer1
If I had to guess, I would say the mail in rebate for that sale was probably within about 5,000 of the sale price. B)
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7 years 2 months ago #514349 by Hoss

Shadowfixer1 wrote: If I had to guess, I would say the mail in rebate for that sale was probably within about 5,000 of the sale price. B)


Ah, at first I was thinking no way.  But then it makes sense.  By doing that, and getting all the press that he did, would you agree that raised the value of his photos.  So what if, him and his team set this up with the intent to prime the market that his photos are worth that much.  Therefor creating a false market.  

Just my 3.5 cents!


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