Most expensive photograph sold at auction
Who
Man Ray, Le Violon d'Ingres
What
12,412,500 US dollar(s)
Where
United States ()
When

The most expensive photograph sold at auction is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924) by Man Ray (USA), which sold for $12,412,500 (£10,156,156 / €11,939,832), on 14 May 2022.


The black and white image overlays a violin and a woman's naked body. It was sold by Christie's auction house and greatly surpassed its expected sale price of $5-7m.

The item had previously belonged to art collectors Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs.