Rhein II
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- dasmeteor
The most expensive picture ever sold.
$4,338,500
ANDREAS GURSKY (B. 1955)
Rhein II
signed 'Andreas Gursky' (on a paper label affixed to the backing board)
chromogenic color print face-mounted to Plexiglas
image: 73 x 143 in. (185.4 x 363.5 cm.)
overall: 81 x 151a x 2 in. (207 x 385.5 x 6.2 cm.)
Executed in 1999. This work is number one from an edition of six
http://www.christies.com/LotFind…
- dopepope0
why?
- lvl_130
probably because it looks like an abstract painting. i like it.
- pressplay0
this picture perfectly illustrates "german-ness"
- dopepope0
No. There's got to bea reason. It didn't sell for over 4 mil based on its subject matter.
- Continuity0
Sigh. I want to believe this is a work of art. I want to believe a photographer is this good. I want to believe there's something about this photo that makes it worth nearly $4.5m.
Problem is, I can't help but think it looks like a lucky holiday snap done on a Canon PowerShot.
- seriously? I don't agree with pricetag but you really think Gursky's work looks like a happy snap?neue75_bold
- The colours in the one posted above? Yeah.Continuity
- inteliboy0
Of course it's ridiculous, but in the art world, why not? It's gursky, the guy is a master at what he does + it's impossible to judge a large format photo printed almost 2metres wide, from a jpg posted on qbn.
canon powershot, right...
- mg330
I wonder if there's a dead body floating in the water that you can see with the right zooming tools, and the murderer bought it to destroy it so there's no evidence?
- ukit20
It's quite nice
- Handel0
Makes Lennon's DNA for just over $31K look like a yard sale theft.
- moldero0
It's not even a nice day in that photo. What a gip!
- moldero0
I'm gonna print it and put it on my wall for free
- drgs0
ive noticed the price often correlates to the size of the picture
- GeorgesII0
rich people, doing what rich people do,
buying stupid shit at an expensive price
- lvl_130
first world problems for ALL of the people in this thread whining.
bitch. moan. life. live.
you will get over it.
- scruffics0
am i the only one to notice barrel distortion and lack of symmetry (which, i assume, was the intention of that photo)?