15 of The History's Most Expensive Photos

Steven_Seagal Published 12/01/2015

Only the richest would be able to afford these fancy photographs. Worth it? You be the judge of it.

1.
$609,600. - Ansel Adam’s Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1948.
2.
$643,200. - Robert Mapplethorpe’s Andy Warhol, 1987.
3.
$686,500. - Eugène Atget’s Joueur d’Orgue, 1898–1899.
4.
$780,000. - Jeff Wall’s Untangling, 1994.
5.
$1,082,500. - Edward Weston’s Nautilus, 1927. Yes, it’s a photo of a seashell.
6.
$1,151,976. - Richard Avedon’s Dovima with Elephants, 1955.
7.
$1,248,000. - Richard Prince’s Untitled, 1989.
8.
$1,470,000. - Alfred Stieglitz’s Georgia O’Keeffe (Hands), 1919.
9.
$1,609,000. - Edward Weston’s Nude, 1925.
10.
$2,300,000. - Billy the Kid portrait, 1879–80.
11.
$2,700,000. - Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #153, 1985.
12.
$2,928,000. - Edward Steichen’s The Pond – Moonlight, 1904.
13.
$3,666,500. - Jeff Wall’s Dead Troops Talk, 1992.
14.
$3,890,500. - Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #96, 1981.
15.
$4,338,500. - Andreas Gursky’s Rhein II, 1999. Taking photos of rivers appears to be a lucrative profession.

1.
$609,600. - Ansel Adam’s Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1948.
2.
$643,200. - Robert Mapplethorpe’s Andy Warhol, 1987.
3.
$686,500. - Eugène Atget’s Joueur d’Orgue, 1898–1899.
4.
$780,000. - Jeff Wall’s Untangling, 1994.
5.
$1,082,500. - Edward Weston’s Nautilus, 1927. Yes, it’s a photo of a seashell.
6.
$1,151,976. - Richard Avedon’s Dovima with Elephants, 1955.
7.
$1,248,000. - Richard Prince’s Untitled, 1989.
8.
$1,470,000. - Alfred Stieglitz’s Georgia O’Keeffe (Hands), 1919.
9.
$1,609,000. - Edward Weston’s Nude, 1925.
10.
$2,300,000. - Billy the Kid portrait, 1879–80.
11.
$2,700,000. - Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #153, 1985.
12.
$2,928,000. - Edward Steichen’s The Pond – Moonlight, 1904.
13.
$3,666,500. - Jeff Wall’s Dead Troops Talk, 1992.
14.
$3,890,500. - Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #96, 1981.
15.
$4,338,500. - Andreas Gursky’s Rhein II, 1999. Taking photos of rivers appears to be a lucrative profession.