The Pond—Moonlight
Photographer: Edward Steichen
Date: 1904
Location: Mamaroneck, New York, USA
Edward Steichen made this photograph of a moonlit pond near his home in Mamaroneck, New York, in 1904, creating what is considered one of the earliest color photographs — though technically it was achieved through a three-color printing process using gum bichromate layered over platinum. The image sold at Sotheby's New York in February 2006 for $2,928,000, making it at the time the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction, surpassing a record previously held by Ansel Adams. The price reflected both the photograph's rarity (only three prints exist) and its historical significance as a bridge between fine art painting and photography.
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