List of most expensive photographs

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This is a list of the highest prices paid for photographs (in US dollars unless otherwise stated).

1. Andreas Gursky 99 Cent II Diptychon, $3,346,456, February, 2007 Soethby's London Auction [1] (2001),
2. Edward Steichen The Pond-Moonlight (1904), $2,928,000, 2006, auction
3. Richard Prince Untitled (Cowboy), [2] (1989), $1,248,000, 2005, auction
4. Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey 113.Athènes, T[emple] de J[upiter] olympien pris de l'est, [3] (1842), $922,488, 2003, auction
5. Gustave Le Gray The Great Wave, Sete, [4] (1857), $838,000, 1999
6. Robert Mapplethorpe Andy Warhol, [5] (1987), $643,200, 2006
7. Ansel Adams Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico [6] (1948), $609,600, 2006
8. Andreas Gursky Untitled 5, [7] 1997, $559,724, 6 February 2002
9. Gustave Le Gray Tree (1855), $513,150, 1999
10. Diane Arbus Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967, [8] Roselle, N.J. (1967), $478,400, 27 April 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