10 World's Most Expensive Objects inside Photo's Frame

In the history of Photography, we have seen dozens of historical photos that have changed world in many aspects from History to pop culture. Here, we are going to talk some of those. These are top 10-6 most expensive photos in the world for Non Magazine.

10.113. Athènes, Temple de Jupiter olympien pris de l'est (1842): US $922,488

From; Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey

Our first photo is the oldest photo in this top 10 most expensive photo’s list. The classic photo is more than 100 years old. In 2003, the photo went to an auction and fetched nearly a million dollar.

9. Nautilus (1927): US $1,082,500

From: Edward Weston

Edward took Nautilus in 1927. During his life, Nautilus had brought him to be one of the most renowned photographers during First World War. In April 2010, the photo went to Sotheby’s New York and fetched more than a million.

8. Dovima with elephants (1955): US$1,151,976

From: Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon was a talented photographer who has passion in circus. In 1955, he took the picture. Around Half century later, His family sold one of Richard best photo’s collections in Christie's Paris in November 2010.

7. Untitled (Cowboy) (1989): US$:1,248,000

From: Richard Prince

Our 7th most expensive photo in the world was taken by Richard Prince in 1989. The photo was his private collection until he sold it at Christie's New York in month 11th of 2005.

6. Georgia O’Keeffe Nude (1919): US $1,360,000

From: Alfred Stieglitz

Georgia O’Keeffe Nude is available in 2 original copy. The other one is sitting on number 5 of world’s most expensive photos in the world. The auction house sold the first and second copy on a same date.

Next, This is the complete list of top 5 to 1 of Most Expensive Photographs in the World. .

5. Georgia O'Keeffe (Hands) (1919): US$1,470,000

From: Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz took Georgia O'Keeffe (Hands) around 1919. The photo has survived from World War I and World War II. In February 2006, the family of Alfred Stieglitz auctioned off the old photo in Sotheby's New York in February 2006

4. Nude (1925): US$1,609,000

From: Edward Weston

Edward Weston took Nude in 1925. He kept his collection more than half century before he auctioned it off at Sotheby's New York in April 2008.

3. Kremlin of Tobolsk (2009): US $1,750,000

From: Dmitry Medvedev

The photographer, Dmitry Medvedev, present Russia’s President, owned the photo before he sold it at Christmas Yarmarka in Saint Petersburg in the first month of 2010

2. The Pond-Moonlight (1904): US$2,928,000

From: Edward Steichen

Pond-Moonlight was photographed around mid 2000s. In 2006, Edward sold it in Sotheby's New York and he fetched nearly US$3 million

1. 99 Cent II Diptychon (2001): US$3,346,456

From: Andreas Gursky

Andreas printed 3 original copies of the photo. He sold his first print in Sotheby's London in February 2007 for US$ 3,336,456. In Nov 2006, He sold the Second print at New York Gallery for $2.48 million and the last copy in May 2006 at Sotheby's for $2.250, 000