99 Cent II Diptychon

The artwork 99 Cent II Diptychon from 2001 is a two-part colour photograph made by Andreas Gursky originally probably in 1999, as the work is sometimes called "99 cent.1999".

99 Cent II Diptychon
ArtistAndreas Gursky
Year2001
TypePhotograph
MediumC-print mounted to acrylic glass
Dimensions207 cm × 307 cm (81 in × 121 in)

The work depicts an interior of a supermarket with numerous aisles depicting goods resulting in a colorful work. The work is digitally altered to reduce perspective. The photograph is a chromogenic color print or c-print. It is a two-part work, also called a diptych. There were 6 sets made and mounted on acrylic glass. The photographs have a size of 2.07 by 3.37 metres (6.8 ft × 11.1 ft).

Record sale prices

The work became famous as being the most expensive photograph in the world when it was auctioned at Sotheby's on February 7, 2007, for a price of US$3.34 million. Another auction in New York in May 2006 fetched $2.25 million for a second print, and a third print sold for $2.48 million in November 2006 at a New York gallery.[1] These would be the fourth and sixth-most costly photographs sold, as of 2011. On May 12, 2011, Cindy Sherman's Untitled #96 from 1981 was sold for $3.89 million.

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