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How is this print so valuable?

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photographerseye

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How is this print so valuable?

Nov 11, 2011

Here's a link to an article from Popphoto. http://www.popphoto.com/news/2011/11/andreas-gursky-photo-rhein-ii-sells-43-million-auction

This photo looks extremely boring to me. There's nothing at all interesting, it's just a picture of a river. Does anyone have a clue why it sold for so much?

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How is this print so valuable?	photographerseye	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	2005magnum	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	nelraheb	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Patco	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	photographerseye	Nov 11, 2011
Beats me - looks very dull to me!!	Mark_A	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Beats me - looks very dull to me!!	fotolopithecus	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Beats me - looks very dull to me!!	photographerseye	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Patco	Nov 11, 2011
Your first million	herbymel	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Your first million	piinklady	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Your first million	photographerseye	Nov 12, 2011
Dear Patco	nelraheb	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Dear Patco	SteveCooper	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Lyle-Mi	Nov 11, 2011
Re: because the river placement obeys the rule of thirds,	LonelyPixel	Nov 11, 2011
Because it looks like a Gursky!	Graystar	Nov 11, 2011
Re: The "art" is in being able to get someone to pay that much.	LonelyPixel	Nov 11, 2011
I really dont see it	harvy3317	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	eddyshoots	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Stuart001	Nov 11, 2011
Because he made himself a name.	Michael_13	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Because he made himself a name.	tulo	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Because he made himself a name.	Michael_13	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Because he made himself a name.	photographerseye	Nov 12, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	somynex	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Ingrid M	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Lyle-Mi	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	photographerseye	Nov 12, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	TLA	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	jimbo68	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Frank C.	Nov 11, 2011
ever heard of ..	astralux	Nov 11, 2011
Because art is not technical	winparkman	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Because art is not technical	james laubscher	Nov 11, 2011
Re: Because art is not technical	winparkman	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Pap38	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Blue Guitarist	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	epo001	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	TFergus	Nov 11, 2011
"There's a sucker born every minute"	buckshot	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	dojoklo	Nov 11, 2011
I'm always surprised, but maybe shouldn't be . . .	Don Kiyoti	Nov 11, 2011
Re: I'm always surprised, but maybe shouldn't be . . .	Nightwings	Nov 11, 2011
Re: I'm always surprised, but maybe shouldn't be . . .	Patco	Nov 12, 2011
Re: I'm always surprised, but maybe shouldn't be . . .	bewing77	Nov 13, 2011
Re: I'm always surprised, but maybe shouldn't be . . .	jtan163	Nov 14, 2011
Re: I'm always surprised, but maybe shouldn't be . . .	j_photo	Nov 14, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	binary_eye	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	absentaneous	Nov 11, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	photographerseye	Nov 13, 2011
Fools and their money are easily parted	Nightwings	Nov 11, 2011
hardly....he'll sell it in two years for 10 million	eddyshoots	Nov 12, 2011
he'll sell it in two years for 10 million ..... to the next fool	Nightwings	Nov 12, 2011
the one percent.	rosiesphoto	Nov 12, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	ibeng	Nov 12, 2011
Could be a Tax Dodge	slagbot	Nov 12, 2011
Re: Could be a Tax Dodge	photographerseye	Nov 12, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	tallahassegreys	Nov 12, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	photographerseye	Nov 12, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	onlooker	Nov 12, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	glitched	Nov 13, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Robertomendo	Nov 13, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	intro	Nov 13, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Lyle-Mi	Nov 14, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	photographerseye	Nov 13, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	apaflo	Nov 13, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	tadj	Nov 13, 2011
Re: How is this print so valuable?	Mirko123	Nov 14, 2011
mine is just 2 millions	phipop	Nov 14, 2011
Some answers/observations for you	eNo	Nov 14, 2011

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