Forget a thousand words. This picture's worth $2.9 million (photo was of a Long Island pond)

Associated Press ^ | February 14, 2006

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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."

[TheBrotherhood]

2.9 millions for 30 seconds of "work"?

It even isn't a good picture.

I hope the person/entity who bought it has a huge loss.

[new cruelty]

I'll see you and raise you 20

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Yea, it is how the light reflects off the "curves", the "valleys", the "canyons" and the "ridges" that make my beach photos so worth $3 million.

[Revolting cat!]

And to think! I just right clicked on the photo and got it for free

Shhhh, don't tell the RIAA mouthpieces on this board - they know it's stealing, and they'll call you a thief!

[freedumb2003]

How is it that none of those dogs is wearing sunglasses or listening to an iPod?

I mean, you have to have the edge, right?

(ps: From what I have read, real experts don't do either).

[MJY1288]

OK, From now on I will right click in silence :-)

[TheLion]

I like this Steichen photo better.

[Bender2]

How can you put a price on a classic like that?

[commish]

Thief!!!

And Obstruction of Justice charges for RC.

[freedumb2003]

Yea, it is how the light reflects off the "curves", the "valleys", the "canyons" and the "ridges" that make my beach photos so worth $3 million.

[MJY1288]

Fitspatrick.... is that you?

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I couldn't resist.

Now maybe that's worth 2.9 million clams.

[mwyounce]

OK, From now on I will right click in silence :-)

You can go blind doing that.

[weegee]

But a photograph like this one is metal (silver? platinum?)on paper.

You can see the image but you aren't getting the same experience as seeing the picture. And no computer printout will ever match it.

[freedumb2003]

ROTFLOL!!!!!!!

Have you submitted that to looterguy.com?

[Darkwolf377]

You're evil. :)

I guess this was during his little-known "protest" phase...

[LdSentinal]

These photos are priceless:

[Alberta's Child]

Dude -- that's a memorable graphic. LOL!!

[MJY1288]

ROFLMAO, priceless!

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I think this one was submitted to looterguy.com