MOST EXPENSIVE PHOTOGRAPH " THE PHANTOM" - Worth $6.5 Million

#Peter lik's click in dark the photograph named "PHANTOM" which is now the world's most expensive photograph worth $6.5 million

PHANTOM clicked by Peter lik

         Australian photographer "PETER LIK" claims that he sold a photograph entitled "PHANTOM" at worth $6.5 million and by which it will be the world's most expensive photograph ever sold. 

        In December 2014, Peter Lik reportedly sold a photograph titled Phantom to an anonymous bidder for $6.5 million, making it potentially the 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.
The record of world's most expensive photograph was previously held by Andreas Gursky’s “Rhein II”, which sold for $4.3 million back in 2011.

      Phantom is a black-and-white shot taken in Antelope Canyon, Arizona. It’s a black-and-white version of a photograph that has also been printed in color with the title, “Ghost.”

Peter lik also announced that the same buyer had purchased two other photographs for $2.4 million and $1.1 million (“Illusion” and “Eternal Moods,” respectively), giving Lik four photos in the list of 20 most expensive photos of all time (he previously sold a separate photo for $1 million back in 2011).

-Top 10 most Expensive Photograph sold

#1 Phantom — Peter Lik, $6.5 million

 (claim of the sale has not proven soo 2 photographs are kept on #1) 

#1 Rhein II — Andreas Gursky (1999) $4.3 million

#2 Richard Prince “Spiritual America” (1981) — $3,9 million

#3 Untitled #96 — Cindy Sherman (1981) $3.8 million

#4 To Her Majesty — Gilbert & George (1973) $3.7 million

#5 Dead Troops Talk — Jeff Wall (1992) $3.6 million

#6 99 Cent II, Diptychon — Andreas Gursky (2001) $3.3 million

#7 Chicago Board of Trade III (1999-2000)–Andreas Gursky  $ 3,298,755

#8 Untitled (Cowboy) — Richard Prince (2001-2002) $3.07 million

 

#9  Untitled #153 — Cindy Sherman (1985) $2.96 million

#10 The Pond—Moonlight — Edward Steichen (1904)  $2.92 million

Rank	Artist	Work	Price	Date	Seller/Auction
1	Andreas Gursky	Rhein II (1999)	$4,338,500	November 8, 2011	Christie's New York
2	Richard Prince	Spiritual America (1981)	$3,973,000	May 12, 2014	Christie's New York
3	Cindy Sherman	Untitled #96 (1981)	$3,890,500	May 2011	Christie's New York
4	Gilbert & George	To Her Majesty (1973)	$3,765,276	June 30, 2008	Christie's London
5	Jeff Wall	Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986) (1992)	$3,666,500	May 8, 2012	Christie's New York
6	Andreas Gursky	99 Cent II Diptychon (2001)	$3,346,456	February 2007	Sotheby's London auction
7	Andreas Gursky	Chicago Board of Trade III (1999-2000)	$3,298,755	June 26, 2013	Sotheby's London
8	Richard Prince	Untitled (Cowboy) (2000)	$3,077,000	May 14, 2014	Sotheby's New York
9	Cindy Sherman	Untitled Film Still #48 (1979)	$2,965,000	May 13, 2015	Christie's New York
10	Edward Steichen	The Pond—Moonlight (1904)	$2,928,000	February 2006	Sotheby's New York auction

Referred from:  

- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/rachelhennessey/2014/12/12/peter-lik-phantom-worlds-most-expensive-photograph-arizona-antelope-canyon/amp/

-https://petapixel.com/2014/12/10/peter-lik-print-sells-6-5-million-shattering-record-expensive-photo/

- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_photographs