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Most Expensive Photographs Sold at Auction (All Time)

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Most Expensive Photographs Sold at Auction (All Time) is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 2007 to 2015 . The data tracks Auction Price (Million USD) .

Covered categories include: 99 Cent II Diptychon (Andreas Gursky), Diana (Richard Prince), Rhein II (Andreas Gursky), Untitled #96 (Cindy Sherman), Dead Troops Talk (Jeff Wall) and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

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8 categories · 5 years

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Top Value

Phantom (Peter Lik)

Auction Price (Million USD) · 2014

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Metrics

Auction Price (Million USD)

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Period

2007 – 2015

5 years of data

Key Findings

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Los Angeles (Andreas Gursky) leads with 2 in 2015.

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Average value in 2015: 2 · median: 2.

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2011 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

Statistical Summary — 2015

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What This Data Shows

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99 Cent II Diptychon (Andreas Gursky)

Recorded 3 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2007.

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Diana (Richard Prince)

Recorded 2 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2007.

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Rhein II (Andreas Gursky)

Recorded 4 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2011.

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Untitled #96 (Cindy Sherman)

Recorded 4 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2011.

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Dead Troops Talk (Jeff Wall)

Recorded 4 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2012.

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Phantom (Peter Lik)

Recorded 7 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2014.

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Spiritual America (Richard Prince)

Recorded 1 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2014.

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Los Angeles (Andreas Gursky)

Recorded 2 Auction Price (Million USD) in 2015.

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Full Data Table

8 records across 5 years

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Category	Metric	2007	2011	2012	2014	2015
99 Cent II Diptychon (Andreas Gursky)	Auction Price (Million USD)	3	—	—	—	—
Diana (Richard Prince)	Auction Price (Million USD)	2	—	—	—	—
Rhein II (Andreas Gursky)	Auction Price (Million USD)	—	4	—	—	—
Untitled #96 (Cindy Sherman)	Auction Price (Million USD)	—	4	—	—	—
Dead Troops Talk (Jeff Wall)	Auction Price (Million USD)	—	—	4	—	—
Phantom (Peter Lik)	Auction Price (Million USD)	—	—	—	7	—
Spiritual America (Richard Prince)	Auction Price (Million USD)	—	—	—	1	—
Los Angeles (Andreas Gursky)	Auction Price (Million USD)	—	—	—	—	2