Photo sells for $4 million
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:30 pm
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Photo sells for $4 million
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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:30 pmPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:38 pmPfftt.. Wouldn't even make POTW around here
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:45 pmit's in the bill henson style, nostalgic and mystical
4 million though is a lot of money you could buy bill henson's whole colection
4 million though is a lot of money you could buy bill henson's whole colection
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:51 pmNot exactly the oldest photograph and I wouldn't spend four million on either that nor any of the amount on a single Henson.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:30 amI'd like to hear what the buyer says to justify spending that much money on it.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:46 amI can see banding and digital artifacts, including CA. Needed Noise Ninija. 
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:51 amThe photo shows a pond in a wooded area, with light coming through the trees and reflected in the water.
What an excellent description....
I can think of better things to get than to blow $4 million on a photo. Maybe it's a tax write off?Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:49 amLONG LIVE THE BOX BROWNIE
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:26 amThis is not just about a photograph but of Edward Steichen himself.
He photographed Matisse and one of my favourites - A Portrait of Miss Sawyer and has become one of the Legends of Photography.
This is not just about money, but of a collector wanting a Steichen photograph.
He photographed Matisse and one of my favourites - A Portrait of Miss Sawyer and has become one of the Legends of Photography.
This is not just about money, but of a collector wanting a Steichen photograph.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:46 amIsn't it also about where the photo is taken in terms of historical context of photography?
Ansel Adams' work doesn't really stand out from a lot of the current photographers, but he was a pioneer in nature photography, so his prints sell a hell of a lot more.
Ansel Adams' work doesn't really stand out from a lot of the current photographers, but he was a pioneer in nature photography, so his prints sell a hell of a lot more.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:33 amsirhc55
You are perfectly correct Steichen and Steiglitz are both heaviliy collected and their works are art of the highest order. Collecters know what they are doing when they fork out millions for this stuff.
You are perfectly correct Steichen and Steiglitz are both heaviliy collected and their works are art of the highest order. Collecters know what they are doing when they fork out millions for this stuff.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:36 pmThere is hope for me yet i will sell him something similiar for the measily sum of $2 mill,
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:04 ami guess everything is about name when it comes to art
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:07 ammmm.... there are many things I could do with a lazy 4m
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:08 pmMHD wrote:mmm.... there are many things I could do with a lazy 4m
If you had 4 mill to spend on a photograph, you'd already have those things
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:09 pmkenny12 wrote:i guess everything is about name when it comes to art
And when you are dead the price goes up.
Craig
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:25 pmIf I have 4 mil to invest I would buy it!
in 12 months it will be worth a lot more.
You have to have money to make money.
in 12 months it will be worth a lot more.
You have to have money to make money.