List of most expensive photographs

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This is a list of the most money paid for a photograph (in US dollars unless otherwise stated).

1. Edward Steichen The Pond-Moonlight (1904), $2,928,000, 2006, auction
2. Andreas Gursky 99 Cent II Diptychon (2001), $2,480,000, 2006, auction
3. Richard Prince Untitled (Cowboy), [1] (1989), $1,248,000, 2005, auction
4. Joseph-Philibert Girault De Prangey 113.Athènes, T[emple] de J[upiter] olympien pris de l'est (1842), $922,488, 2003, auction
5. Gustave Le Gray The Great Wave, Sete (1857), $838,000, 1999
6. Robert Mapplethorpe Andy Warhol (1987), $643,200, 2006
7. Ansel Adams Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1948), $609,600, 2006
8. Andreas Gursky Untitled 5 1997, $559,724, Feb. 6, 2002
9. Gustave Le Gray Tree (1855), $513,150, 1999
10. Diane Arbus Identical Twins (Cathleen and Colleen), [2] Roselle, N.J. (1967), $478,400, Apr. 27, 2004

[edit] External links

• Artnet top ten most expensive photographs, April 2003
• "Moonrise" Print Sets Auction Record for Ansel Adams Photo District News, October 19, 2006
• Gursky's "99 Cent" Prints Fetch Millions At Auction November 29, 2006