The Pond—Moonlight

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The Pond—Moonlight is a pictorialist photograph by Edward Steichen. The photograph was made in 1904 in Mamaroneck, New York, and features a forest across a pond, with part of the moon appearing over the horizon in a gap in the trees. The Pond—Moonlight is an early color photograph, created through the use of light-sensitive gums. Only three copies are known to exist. In February 2006, a print of the photograph sold for US $2.6 million, at the time, the highest price ever paid for a photograph at auction. ^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of most expensive photographs

[edit] References

1. ^ Rare photo sets $2.9m sale record. BBC News (2006-02-15). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.