List of most expensive photographs

This is a list of the 30 highest prices paid for photographs (in US dollars unless otherwise stated). All prices include the buyer's premium, which is the auction house fee for handling the work.

Steichen's The Pond-Moonlight, 1904
Billy the Kid

List
Rank Artist Work Price Date Seller/Auction
1 Andreas GurskyRhein II (1999)$4,338,500November 8, 2011Christie's New York[1]
2 Richard PrinceSpiritual America (1981)$3,973,000May 12, 2014Christie's New York[2]
3 Cindy ShermanUntitled #96 (1981)$3,890,500May 11, 2011Christie's New York[3]
4 Cindy ShermanUntitled #93 (1981)$3,861,000May 14, 2014Sotheby's New York[4]


5 Justin AversanoTwin Flames #49 NFT (2021)$3,781,159November 23, 2021Party Bid[5]


6 Gilbert & GeorgeTo Her Majesty (1973)$3,765,276June 30, 2008Christie's London[6]
7 Richard PrinceUntitled (Cowboy) (1998)$3,749,000May 12, 2014Christie's New York[7]
8 Jeff WallDead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986) (1992)$3,666,500May 8, 2012Christie's New York[8]
9 Richard PrinceUntitled (Cowboy) (2000)$3,525,000May 10, 2016Christie's New York[9]
10 Richard PrinceUntitled (Cowboy) (2001-2002)$3,401,000November 14, 2007Sotheby's New York[10]
11 Andreas Gursky99 Cent II Diptychon (2001)$3,346,456February 2007Sotheby's London[11]


12 Andreas GurskyChicago Board of Trade III (1999-2009)$3,298,755June 26, 2013Sotheby's London[12]
13 Man RayNoire et Blanche (1926)$3,131,533Nov 8, 2017Christie's Paris[13]
14 Richard PrinceUntitled (Cowboy) (2000)$3,077,000May 14, 2014Sotheby's New York[14]
15 Cindy ShermanUntitled Film Still #48 (1979)$2,965,000May 13, 2015Christie's New York[15]
16 Edward SteichenThe Pond—Moonlight (1904)$2,928,000February 2006Sotheby's New York[16][17]
17 Andreas GurskyLos Angeles (1998)$2,900,000February 27, 2008Sotheby's London[18]
18 Cindy ShermanUntitled #96 (1981)$2,882,500May 8, 2012Christie's New York[19]
19 Richard PrinceUntitled (Cowboy) (2000)$2,840,000May 16, 2007Christie's New York[20]
20 Cindy ShermanUntitled #153 (1985)$2,770,500November 8, 2010Phillips de Pury & Co. New York[21]
21 Andreas GurskyChicago Board of Trade (1997)$2,507,755June 23, 2013Sotheby's London[22]
22 Andreas Gursky99 Cent II Diptychon (2001)$2,480,000November 16, 2006Phillips de Pury & Co. New York[23]
23 Andreas GurskyParis, Montparnasse (1992)$2,416,475October 17, 2013Sotheby's London[24]
24 unknownBilly the Kid (1879–80) tintype portrait$2,300,000June 2011Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction[25]
25 Andreas Gursky99 Cent (1999)$2,256,000May 6, 2006Sotheby's New York[26]
26 Andreas Gursky99 Cent II Diptychon (2001)$2,250,000May 2006Sotheby's London[27]
27 Cindy ShermanUntitled Film Still #48 (1979)$2,225,000November 11, 2014Sotheby's New York[28]
28 Man RayPortrait of a Tearful Woman (1936)$2,167,500May 17, 2017Christie's New York[29]
29 Andreas GurskyPyongyang IV (2007)$2,129,459October 15, 2010Sotheby's London[30]
30 Cindy ShermanUntitled #92 (1981)$2,112,000May 16, 2007Christie’s New York[31]

Disputed claim
  1. In December 2014, Peter Lik reportedly sold a photograph titled Phantom to an anonymous bidder for $6.5 million, making it potentially the highest price paid for a photograph.[32][33][34] Lik's claim has been greeted with much scepticism. Claims of the sale have never been proven, and the buyer has not come forward,[35] though a lawyer claiming to represent the buyer claims that the deal was real.[36]

See also

References
  1. The Most Expensive Photo in the World. theatlanticwire.com (2011-11-09). Retrieved on 2011-11-10.
  2. "Christie's New York: Richard Prince, Spiritual America". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  3. "Sotheby's New York: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #93". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  4. "Twin Flames #49. Alyson & Courtney Aliano". Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  5. "Christie's London: Gilbert & George, To Her Majesty". Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. "Christie's New York: Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  7. Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. theglobeandmail.com (2012-05-08). Retrieved on 2012-05-09.
  8. "Christie's New York: Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  9. "Sotheby's New York: Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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  14. "The Most Expensive Photos Sold at Auctions: Part I". 13 August 2018 – via oldlouis.com.
  15. Photograph sale breaks world record. Web.archive.org (2009-02-26). Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
  16. "The Most Expensive Photos Sold at Auctions: Part II". 18 August 2018 – via oldlouis.com.
  17. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Los Angeles". Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  18. "Christie's New York: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #96". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  19. "Christie's New York: Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy)". Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  20. "Phillips: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #153". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  21. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Chicago Board of Trade". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  22. "Phillips: Andreas Gursky, 99 Cent II Diptychon". Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  23. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Paris, Montparnasse". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  24. Pescovitz, David. "Billy The Kid photo sells for $2.3 million". Boing Boing (Happy Mutants LLC). Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  25. "Sotheby's Andreas Gursky, 99 Cent II". Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  26. "Sotheby's Andreas Gursky, 99 Cent II Diptychon". Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  27. "Sotheby's New York: Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #48". Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  28. "Christie's: Man Ray, Portrait of a Tearful Woman". Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  29. "Sotheby's London: Andreas Gursky, Pyongyang IV". Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  30. "Christie's: Cindy Sherman, Untitled #92". Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  31. "Peter Lik: Who is the record-breaking photographer behind the $7.8m Phantom?". ABC News. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  32. "This is Officially the Most Expensive Photo Ever". Time Magazine. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  33. Sender, Hanna (10 December 2014). "Peter Lik Sells Most Expensive Photo of All Time; Similar Images Available Online for Free". International Business Times. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  34. Taylor, Andrew (12 December 2014), "Buyer beware: Treat Peter Lik photo sale with scepticism", Canberra Times
  35. "Why the New York Times took Australian millionaire photographer Peter Lik to task". Financial Review. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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