Photograph Auction Record

Photograph Auction Record

Nov 12, 2005 | Auctions, Collectibles, Photographs

There seems to be a point of contention on this one:

Prince Print Sets Auction Record For Photography

www.pdnonline.com
November 09, 2005
By Daryl Lang

“An untitled cowboy photograph by Richard Prince set a record last night for the most expensive photograph sold at auction, with a price of $1,248,000.”

Comment from Alex Novak, a photo art dealer who edits the E-Photo Newsletter:
“On the subject of Prince’s cowboy photograph, Novak says it’s a shame the work attracted such a high price, given that it is essentially a copy of another photograph.

“I think it’s absolute absurdity for people to pay that kind of money for it,” he says.”

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