This month, a photo taken in 1924 is set to go to auction and it is believed to be the highest-ever estimated value for a photograph.
The black-and-white image, taken by Man Ray, is called "Le violon d'ingres" and is expected to fetch from $5 million to $7 million at auction.
What makes it unique is that the American surrealist artist makes a woman's body into a violin by laying violin F-holes on her back — a sort of pre-Photoshop photo alteration.
The photo was owned by the former chairman and CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue, Melvin Jacobs and his wife, Rosalind Gersten Jacobs, a Macy's executive, both now deceased. It is offered for auction by their daughter.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
