The Most Expensive Photograph in the World fetched $4.3 million

This landscape shot of the Rhine River just fetched $4.3 million at auction. Is this photo of the Rhine River on a cloudy day worth more than $4.3 million? One well-to-do collector seems to think so.

the image, which captures the silvery river, planked on either side by lush green grass under an overcast sky, became the world’s priciest picture on Tuesday when it was auctioned at Christie’s for a price of $4,338,500.

It's called "Rhein II" and was photographed by Andreas Gursky, and it sold on Tuesday night for $4.3 million at Christie's. That easily broke the previous record set by Cindy Sherman's "Untitled #96" which sold at a $3.89 million price point in May. 

Source: Time