Maybe we should be painters instead of photographers: On Nov. 5 a painting will be auctioned by Christie's. It is estimated that it will sell for between $30-$50 million dollars.

SpeedyWilson Loc: Upstate South Carolina

On Nov. 5 a painting will be auctioned by Christie's. It is estimated that it will sell for between $30-$50 million dollars.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2793073666001/30-million-painting/?intcmp=fbfeatures

So, what do you think? Is that painting worth that amount of money?

What is the highest price ever paid for a photograph? Anybody know?

TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails

MisterWilson wrote:

On Nov. 5 a painting will be auctioned by Christie's. It is estimated that it will sell for between $30-$50 million dollars.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2793073666001/30-million-painting/?intcmp=fbfeatures

So, what do you think? Is that painting worth that amount of money?

What is the highest price ever paid for a photograph? Anybody know?

We are very far behind. :-(
$4,338,500 November 8, 2011
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_photographs :-(

tusketwedge Loc: Nova Scotia Canada

MisterWilson wrote:

On Nov. 5 a painting will be auctioned by Christie's. It is estimated that it will sell for between $30-$50 million dollars.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2793073666001/30-million-painting/?intcmp=fbfeatures

So, what do you think? Is that painting worth that amount of money?

What is the highest price ever paid for a photograph? Anybody know?

It's like anything it's only worth what people will pay for it. There's a picture taken of the Rhine,so they say,that to me looked like 3 or 4 lines and that just sold at austion for over 3 million plus I seem to remember.Just Google 10 most expensive pictures sold

TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails

MisterWilson wrote:

On Nov. 5 a painting will be auctioned by Christie's. It is estimated that it will sell for between $30-$50 million dollars.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2793073666001/30-million-painting/?intcmp=fbfeatures

So, what do you think? Is that painting worth that amount of money?

What is the highest price ever paid for a photograph? Anybody know?

Here is the painting.
Do I hear 30 million?
How about 31 million?
:shock:

Giacometti painting

Rongnongno Loc: FL

The price is always high when it comes to 'art'. Painting more so than photographs as they cannot be reproduced when a photograph can (and I do not mean printing many).

Painting are an investments, a bet that it will not lose value (it helps if the guy is dead) and can be sold later on at a profit.

This is not something one can afford on UHH so (you never know thought) so there is very little else to say.

As to be painter vs photographer? We are world apart despite what some will claim. Artists? Ah! Don't get me started as to what an 'artist' is, I might pee on your shoe!!! :shock: :oops: :mrgreen: :lol: :lol:

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

MisterWilson wrote:

So, what do you think? Is that painting worth that amount of money?

It is a very influential artwork. That's the main reason it is so desirable among collectors and why it fetches such a high price.

Shoot an image that will influence future generations of photographers and have a huge impact on the history of photography, and perhaps it too will sell at an auction for an astronomical figure someday.

pixelmaven Loc: Reno, NV

Sure, the price is high because the artist is DEAD! It is a sort of joke between living artists that you have to be deceased in order to command a big price for your work. "Dead, rich artist!" Who benefits, all but the artist. Whether or not you like the piece, it remains the same. Think of Van Gogh. Did he garner any sales of his art when he was alive? I am a 'living artist' responding here. No one buys this stuff for the art but as an "investment" and on speculation. It's quite a conundrum when you consider the entire art scene.

Bartulius Loc: Bristol, Ct

We may never know the price of the most expensive photograph if it was used in a blackmail scheme. Just thinking...

donrosshill Loc: Delaware & Florida

First, I am a Conservative. There is no way in Hell that this so called painting or any other is WORTH that amount of money.
However, if someone has that amount of money to invest then go for it. I do question their mentality.
I do like it as a preliminary sketch to what will be a final painting.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

pixelmaven wrote:

Sure, the price is high because the artist is DEAD... (show quote)

This is somewhat inaccurate. There have been plenty of artists who fetched high prices for their work while still alive and active. Perhaps not for sums in the millions, but enough to allow the artist to live in wealth and comfort, and to be selective concerning patronage. Poussin. Michelangelo. Rubens. Dali. And many, many more. Painters who gained recognition after death but not during lifetime are the exception, not the rule.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

TrainNut wrote:

We are very far behind. :-(
$4,338,500 November 8, 2011
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_photographs :-(

I just enjoy turning my photos into paintings using Topaz simplify!!!! :thumbup:

Jim_In_Plymouth Loc: Plymouth MN

rook2c4 wrote:

It is a very influential artwork. That's the main reason it is so desirable among collectors and why it fetches such a high price.

Shoot an image that will influence future generations of photographers and have a huge impact on the history of photography, and perhaps it too will sell at an auction for an astronomical figure someday.

Well stated.

RMM Loc: Suburban New York

Someone, please tell me that somebody misplaced their decimal point. Maybe lost it altogether.

TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails

Bartulius wrote:

We may never know the price of the most expensive photograph if it was used in a blackmail scheme. Just thinking...

:thumbup:

TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails

warrior wrote:

I just enjoy turning my photos into paintings using Topaz simplify!!!! :thumbup:

A lot easier.
Put them on canvas instead of photo paper and you might have a winner. ;) :thumbup: