Re: $2.6 million gum print?

Would this be the most expensive single photograph ever sold then?

Jon

Gawain Weaver wrote:
> There are three “copies” of this print. Though I have never seen it
> myself, I understand that the print at MOMA is significantly different,
> while the one remaining at the Met is fairly similar to the print from
> the Gilman collection that was sold at auction. Which explains, in part,
> why it was sold. The print at auction was acquired from the family that
> had purchased the print from Steiglitz (acting as an agent for Steichen).
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> Gawain
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> *From:* Bruce Pollock [mailto:moonrise@telus.net]
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:10 PM
> *To:* alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> *Subject:* Re: $2.6 million gum print?
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> I have a copy of the book "Steichen: The Master Prints 1895 - 1914"
> published by the Museum of Modern Art which I believe previously owned
> this print. The book says that the print is a platinum and
> ferroprussiate print and that it was gifted to MOMA by Steichen.
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Received on Thu Feb 16 23:07:33 2006