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This is a list of the 30 highest prices paid for photographs (in
US dollars The United States dollar (Currency symbol, symbol: Dollar sign, $; ISO 4217, code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from Dollar, other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American ...
unless otherwise stated). All prices include the
buyer's premium In auctions, the buyer's premium is a charge in addition to the hammer price (i.e. the winning bid announced) of an auction item, or lot. The winning bidder is required to pay both the hammer price and the percentage of that price called for by the ...
, which is the auction house fee for handling the work.


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Disputed claim

# In December 2014,
Peter Lik Peter Lik (born 1959) is an Australian photographer best known for his nature and panoramic landscape images. He hosted ''From the Edge with Peter Lik'', which aired for one season on The Weather Channel. Early life Lik was born in Melbourne t ...
reportedly sold a photograph titled ''Phantom'' to an anonymous bidder for $6.5 million, making it potentially the second highest price paid for a photograph. Lik's claim has been greeted with much scepticism. Claims of the sale have never been proven, and the buyer has not come forward, though a lawyer claiming to represent the buyer claims that the deal was real.


See also

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List of most expensive paintings This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The current record price is approximately US$450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci's ''Salvator Mundi'' (). The painting was sold in November 2017, t ...
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List of most expensive sculptures This is a list of the highest known prices paid for sculptures. Most valuable sculpture Alberto Giacometti's ''L'Homme au doigt'' was auctioned for $141.3m at Christie's in May 2015, the highest price for any sculpture at auction. Giacometti's '' ...
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List of most expensive artworks by living artists The highest known price paid for an artwork by a living artist was for Jasper Johns's 1958 painting ''Flag''. Its 2010 private sale price was estimated to be about US$110 million ($ million in dollars). All-time This is a list of high ...
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List of most expensive books and manuscripts This is a list of printed books, manuscripts, letters, music scores, comic books, maps and other documents which have sold for more than US$1 million. The dates of composition of the books range from the 7th-century Quran leaf palimpsest and the ...
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List of most expensive non-fungible tokens This is a list of the highest known prices possibly paid for non-fungible token A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique digital identifier that cannot be copied, substituted, or subdivided, that is recorded in a blockchain, and that is used ...


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Artnet top ten most expensive photographs
April 2003
The two most expensive Stieglitz photos, 2006
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