 Picasso photographer’s camera auctioned for record €1.7m November 27, 2012 - 11:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A camera used by one of the world's most influential photographers, who documented Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's life, has sold in Vienna for a record €1.7m, The Associated Press reported. The Leica M3D, which had attracted an opening bid of €150,000, belonged to former Life magazine photographer David Douglas Duncan. The 96-year-old photojournalist was a close friend of Picasso and published hundreds of exclusive photos of him. Manufactured in 1955, the camera is one of only four ever made, and the price set a world record for a commercially produced camera. It is the second highest price paid for any camera after a Leica 0-Series was sold for €2.2m last May. The Westlicht gallery in Vienna said the second-highest price in the sale, held on Saturday, was for a gold-plated Leica made in 1929, which sold for €1m. A third, the first serial-production M3, sold for €900,000.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |
