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The Numbers Game: Why this photograph sold for $4.3 million
Manage episode 480861474 series 2467889
Rhine II sold for $4.3 million in 2011, becoming the most expensive photograph ever auctioned back then.
A digitally altered image of a grey river under a grey sky, Rhine II stripped everything down, from people, buildings, distractions, to nothing.
And behind the minimalism lies a deeper debate about value, art, and what makes a photo worth millions.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4517 episodes
Manage episode 480861474 series 2467889
Rhine II sold for $4.3 million in 2011, becoming the most expensive photograph ever auctioned back then.
A digitally altered image of a grey river under a grey sky, Rhine II stripped everything down, from people, buildings, distractions, to nothing.
And behind the minimalism lies a deeper debate about value, art, and what makes a photo worth millions.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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