most expensive photo
Dec 31, 2019 10:34:44 #
can anyone tell me why a photo of the Rhine River is one of the most expensive photos ever sold. To me it is quite ordinary and uninteresting.
Dec 31, 2019 10:37:34 #
Someone with a lot of money thought he should buy it - for some reason. It's called "Rhine II." Maybe "Rhine I" was lost or destroyed, so this one has jumped in value. 
https://expertphotography.com/the-worlds-most-expensive-photo-what-makes-it-so-great/
$4.3 million might seem like a lot of money to some people, but to others, it's petty cash.
https://expertphotography.com/the-worlds-most-expensive-photo-what-makes-it-so-great/
$4.3 million might seem like a lot of money to some people, but to others, it's petty cash.
Dec 31, 2019 11:00:38 #
Dec 31, 2019 11:10:36 #
jedcardio wrote:
can anyone tell me why a photo of the Rhine River is one of the most expensive photos ever sold. To me it is quite ordinary and uninteresting.
Have you seen the size and scale of it? About 10 feet wide. You can count every blade of grass along the river, both sides.
Dec 31, 2019 11:14:20 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Have you seen the size and scale of it? About 10 feet wide. You can count every blade of grass along the river, both sides.
Also, it is photography trying to emulate painting. As in the painters of the sixties.
Dec 31, 2019 11:17:23 #
Besides scale it is important to note that this is an invented scene by Gursky. Nowhere along the Rhine looks like this. He took removed many buildings and other things in constructing this minimalist reality. The image reminds me of non-objective and color field paintings.
While I understand the concept and appreciate the image, I cannot defend the valuation. It is absurd but then as we know the art market is a truly absurd place.
It is up to artists to succumb to this insanity but to tear it down and build something new.
While I understand the concept and appreciate the image, I cannot defend the valuation. It is absurd but then as we know the art market is a truly absurd place.
It is up to artists to succumb to this insanity but to tear it down and build something new.
Dec 31, 2019 11:20:22 #
Dec 31, 2019 11:21:05 #
One needs to stand in front of it to truly appreciate its magnificence. It is a fairly large print. Viewing it on a computer monitor just won't do. Perhaps $4.3 million for this work is too much... but apparently someone wanted it bad enough to pay that kind of money for it, and had the means to make the purchase.
Personally, I like it. It's certainly not the most amazing photo I've ever seen. However, I do find its daring approach to simplicity and the serenity it projects to be highly effective. When it comes to photography, I've never been a fan of overly busy images.
Personally, I like it. It's certainly not the most amazing photo I've ever seen. However, I do find its daring approach to simplicity and the serenity it projects to be highly effective. When it comes to photography, I've never been a fan of overly busy images.
Dec 31, 2019 11:44:04 #
Also, it was made in 1999. Think of the state of photography then.
We won't know if it was worth the sale price till it is resold in the future.
We won't know if it was worth the sale price till it is resold in the future.
Dec 31, 2019 11:47:35 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Also, it was made in 1999. Think of the state of photography then.
We won't know if it was worth the sale price till it is resold in the future.
We won't know if it was worth the sale price till it is resold in the future.
Perhaps you might like this one better. Same year. Also, very big, 9 or 10 ft.
Dec 31, 2019 16:02:41 #
Jan 1, 2020 06:43:35 #
Everything different is always scary to the masses, it’s the way it is....You can substitute many WORDS for scary.
Jan 1, 2020 06:44:54 #
I took a similar River photo not that long ago. I’ll let it go for only $2.1 million. Pm me if interested.
Jan 1, 2020 06:53:43 #
twice_shooter wrote:
I took a similar River photo not that long ago. I’ll let it go for only $2.1 million. Pm me if interested.
Sounds like a good deal, but I would need to see it first...hint, similar never gets the prize.
Jan 1, 2020 07:05:45 #
Resqu2
Loc: SW Va
So if you think that’s crazy I guess you missed the banana taped to a wall that went for $120,000 or something crazy. Then some random guy came along and ate it lol.
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