Prices of photgraphs by big shots.

[wieslaw1]

A couple of days ago I visited a gallery on Madison Avenue in NY where

they were exhibiting Helmut Newton's works.

 

The prices ranged between 35000$ and 225.000$.

 

Sally Mann's (not sure if I spell her name correctly) pictures were 25000$.

 

Then I visited the AIPAD show in Armory where some 90 photographic

galleries were exhibiting hundreds of photographs. Extremely interesting.

Prices varied from Diana Arbus portfolio of 10 prints for 750.000$ down,

but I do not think, that I saw anything for less than one grand.

 

But here comes something which puts shame on all those petty

photographers, globaly speaking.

 

I received an invitation to an auction by Phillips de Pury & Company on 24

April, 450 West 15 St.

 

Andreas Gursky 'color coupler print' 'Toys R Us 1999'

-e s t i m a t e-:

 

1.200.000 to 1.800.000$ !!!

[oceanphysics]

There's every chance they'll get it. He holds the record for most expensive photograph ever -- more than $3 million.

 

It's nice work if you can get it.

[art_haykin]

At a collector's car auction the other day,

A 1912 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost went for 6 million plus. Ordinary grunts often forget that there are MANY people out there with millions of discretionary dollars, and less than discretionary intellects.

[robert x]

Gursky has a show on in London at the moment, split between two galleries. Prices range

from 350,000 - 700,000 euros, I believe. They are all made in editions of six, and are

mainly about 2metres by 3 metres, with some up to 6m in length, all framed and diasec

mounted.

 

There were two in particular that were absolutely hypnotising, but I wouldn't be able to fit

one inside my flat, leave alone the fact that to buy one I would have to sell my flat

anyway.......

 

Enjoy the auction ! (put in an early bid just for the thrill of it)

 

RX