Photo Rhine bought for 4.3 million dollars
 

Photo of the Rhine bought for 4.3 million dollars


For the record sum of $ 4.3 million went under the hammer picture of the Rhine, which in 1999 made the famous German artist Andreas Gursky. This image has become the most expensive photograph in the world, it was sold at auction at Christie's auction in New York.

Initially, organizers of the auction Impressionist and modern art planned to sell the photo «Rhein II» for 2.5-3.5 million dollars. However, the buyer raised his price by nearly one million, thus making Gursky record.

Name of the person who gave a small fortune for the picture, remains unknown. Panorama «Rhein II» Andreas Gursky is a series of six works, four of them are well-known museums, including the New York Museum of Modern Art and the London contemporary art gallery Tate Modern.

The card of the photographer are the panoramic images of large format, usually made from a high point. «Rhein II» - a panorama of the most famous river in Germany.

Beginning in the second half of the '90s, Gursky began to process the photos on your computer in order to achieve even greater attention to detail. His pictures are not only very beautiful but also of high quality.

The previous record for the value of a picture without a name, made by contemporary American photographer Cindy Sherman. It was sold at Christie's auction in May 2011 at a price of $ 3.8 million.

http://www.internovosti.ru/text/?id=48708