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<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-attachment-id="4052" data-permalink="https://commonplacefacts.com/potato-photo-sells-for-1-million/" data-orig-file="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/potato-photo-sells-for-1-million1.jpg" data-orig-size="2020,2020" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="potato photo sells for 1 million" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;€1 million potato picture sold&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Kevin Abosch sold his photograph of a potato (center) for over $1 million.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Someone really likes <a href="https://commonplacefacts.wordpress.com/tag/potatoes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">potatoes</a> &#8212; or at least pictures of potatoes. Someone likes them enough to shell out a lot of money for one particular potato picture.</p>



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<div class="wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-16046 is-style-rounded"><figure class="alignright size-medium"><img data-attachment-id="16046" data-permalink="https://commonplacefacts.com/2016/01/29/you-can-buy-a-lot-of-fries-for-that/potatophoto/" data-orig-file="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/potatophoto.jpg" data-orig-size="640,640" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Potato Photo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Kevin Abosch&#8217;s photograph, &#8220;Potato #345,&#8221; sold for $1.08 million.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/potatophoto.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/potatophoto.jpg?w=640" src="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/potatophoto.jpg?w=300" alt="Potato Photo" class="wp-image-16046" srcset="https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/potatophoto.jpg?w=300 300w, https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/potatophoto.jpg?w=600 600w, https://commonplacefacts.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/potatophoto.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Kevin Abosch&#8217;s photograph, &#8220;Potato #345,&#8221; sold for $1.08 million.</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>In 2015, <a rel="noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Abosch" target="_blank">Kevin Abosch</a>, an Irish visual artist and portrait <a rel="noopener" href="https://commonplacefacts.wordpress.com/tag/photographers/" target="_blank">photographer</a> sold his picture of a potato against a black background to an unnamed European businessman for €1 million ($1,095,850).</p>



<p>The photograph, known as&nbsp;<em>Potato #345</em>, was taken in 2010. Two other&nbsp;versions of the photograph exist: one in a private collection and another in a <a href="https://commonplacefacts.wordpress.com/tag/serbia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Serbian</a> <a href="https://commonplacefacts.wordpress.com/tag/museums" target="_blank" rel="noopener">museum</a>. Abosch&#8217;s photographs are in high demand and are considered a luxury at the typical asking price of about $300,000. The price paid for this particular photograph is the most Abosch received for a non-commissioned piece.</p>



<p>No matter how you look at it, that&#8217;s a lot of potatoes.</p>



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