Posted on 02/14/2006 8:28:33 PM PST by new cruelty
NEW YORK (AP) -- A photograph of a pond taken by Edward Steichen sold for more than $2.9 million, easily setting a world record for the highest-priced photograph ever auctioned, Sotheby's said.
"The Pond-Moonlight," taken on Long Island in 1904, sold on Tuesday for $2,928,000, including the buyer's premium, Sotheby's spokesman Matthew Weigman said. The buyer's identity was not immediately disclosed.
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.
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Stephen Perloff, the editor of The Photograph Collector, a newsletter about the photography art market, said before the Steichen auction that it would be a "moment of history."
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Do you know why he's throwing a hat away while his is still on?
His cap is on, but he is throwing away the batting helmet.
You know, I always assumed Mantle has just thrown away his batting helmet after maybe striking out and he's headed towards the dugout. But maybe I'm wrong.
I always get a kick out of seeing portraits like this for sale at vendor's stands inside the malls.
Thoughtful posts from both of you. When I get a few more minutes, hopefully today, I want to touch on the Art vs. Craft concept. Great thread, though.
Well if it increases the tax base, the Rats are for changing it. But if it is in their backyard and spoils the view then they are again' it.
I have a friend who is involved in the Warhol estate. Those crummy things go for millions. "Shot Marilyn" is priceless.
I'll believe that the world is sane again when "Shot Marilyn" is viewed as an ugly historical curiosity, worth maybe a thousand bucks for its strange historical interest.
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