Man Ray
1924
Le Violin d'Ingres

Gelatin silver print
J. Paul Getty Museum
© Man Ray Trust ARS-ADAGP [Getty: 86.XM.626.10]
 
For an analysis of this photograph: Juliet Hacking (ed.), 2012, Photography: The Whole Story, (Prestel), pp. 236-237
 
(Alan Griffiths, 15 May 2022) At the Christie's New York auction on Saturday, 14 May 2022 a copy of this photograph fetched $12.4 million. This was by far the most expensive photograph ever sold at that time.
 
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