Man RayLe Violon d’IngresThis work is in copyright, so we show its details instead of an image.
Photography · Record #20
Le Violon d’Ingres
Man Ray
$12.4M
Christie's, New York · 2022-05-14
From the Surrealist collection of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs. Most expensive photograph sold at auction.
| Price realised | $12.4M (US$12,412,500) |
|---|---|
| Buyer's premium | Included |
| Artist / maker | Man Ray |
| Date of work | 1924 |
| Medium | Unique gelatin silver print, flush-mounted |
| Dimensions | 19 × 14¾ in. (48.5 × 37.5 cm) |
| Auction house | Christie's |
| Sale location | New York |
| Sale date | 2022-05-14 |
| Rank | #20 in our list |
| Verified | 2026-10-21 |