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The Price of a Picture

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

In May, the most expensive purchase to date of a photograph was sold to art dealer Phillipe Segalot in an auction at Christie’s here in NYC. The photo, Cindy Sherman‘s “Untitled #96,” sold for $3.89 million. I wonder, what exactly … Continue reading →

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At the Auction: Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

Sotheby’s ended a two-day auction today of 1,200 or so Polaroid photographs taken by famous photographer’s from Ansel Adams to Chuck Close to Robert Mapplethorpe and even self-portraits by Andy Warhol. The photos brought in well over the original $10MM … Continue reading →

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Hey Big Spender

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

If anyone out there wants to (or is actually able to) drop a couple $1K, why then, get thee to Christie’s on Dec. 7th for their final photography auction of the year. Own a piece of photographic history of the … Continue reading →

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