Rhein II became the most expensive photograph sold at auction in 2011

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Andreas Gursky is a German photographer renowned for his large-scale, digitally manipulated images of contemporary landscapes and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf photograph ⓘ
auctionDate 2011-11-08 ⓘ
auctionHouse Christie’s NERFINISHED ⓘ
auctionLocation New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
collectionStatus private collection ⓘ
collectorOrBuyer anonymous buyer ⓘ
colorOrBlackAndWhite color ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
creator Andreas Gursky NERFINISHED ⓘ
currencyOfSale USD NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts River Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ
grassy riverbank ⓘ
landscape ⓘ
overcast sky ⓘ
pathway ⓘ
editionIncludes 1 artist’s proof ⓘ
editionSize 6 prints ⓘ
format large-scale print ⓘ
genre contemporary photography ⓘ
hasSubject landscape of the Lower Rhine ⓘ
heightInCentimeters 185.4 ⓘ
inception 1999 ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
medium chromogenic color print ⓘ
mostExpensivePhotographAtTime true ⓘ
movement conceptual photography ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ
fine art photography ⓘ
notableFor extensive digital editing ⓘ
large scale ⓘ
minimalist composition ⓘ
notableWorkOf Andreas Gursky NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation landscape orientation ⓘ
partOfSeries Rhein series by Andreas Gursky NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordType most expensive photograph sold at auction ⓘ
recordYear 2011 ⓘ
removesFromOriginalScene buildings ⓘ
industrial elements ⓘ
people ⓘ
salePriceUSD 4300000 ⓘ
saleYear 2011 ⓘ
soldAtAuction Christie’s New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
soldForMoreThan The Pond—Moonlight NERFINISHED ⓘ
Untitled #96 NERFINISHED ⓘ
technique digital manipulation ⓘ
titleMeaning Rhine II NERFINISHED ⓘ
widthInCentimeters 363.5 ⓘ

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