Is this the world's most photogenic potato

What's more successful rather than Johnny Depp or Yoko Ono?

One photogenic potato, at least for known celebrity photographer Kevin Abosch.

His "Potato #345" -- your portrait on an natural Irish spud -- apparently sold with regard to €1 million ($1.08 million) in 2010 to one Historic businessman, that saw it and dining on Abosch's Paris residential.

The 46-year-old Irish visible custom -- who usually charges up to be able to $500,000 for photos on famous seems -- revealed earlier which month that the transaction, investor on one few eyeglasseses of wine, was both the biggest on his work.

Spud you as if
This year, Abosch made 3 prints of the now-famous tuber: someone hangs beneath his personal collection, another was donated to be able to a museum in Serbia, and also the third was sold.

However why record both the humble spud?

"I see characteristics between humans and also potatoes that ask my relationship when you within one collective species," says Abosch.

"Probably, the life of developed potato is criminal and taken for granted. I handle the potato as a extension for the ontological report of human feel."

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Corridor on fame
Products, tech giants and stars have all of switched to Abosch with regard to portraits over the many years.

A image on Bob Geldof, the Irish singer and also activist, remained among 3 by the artist which joined both the National Gallery on Ireland's permanent collection beneath 2013.

Abosch has also record Nobel Peace Reward laureates Malala Yousafzai and also Aung Sang Suu Kyi. And beneath 2011, for his Faces:Tech series, he handled Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and also Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, of other tech owners.

Fries are deep
If the sale price is actually verified, it is going to create "Potato #345" the 15th highest photo ever provided.

The current report holder with regard to both the most costly photograph ever provided is "Rhein II" through Andreas Gursky, that fetched US$4.3 million on a Christie's auction beneath 2011.


In 2014, photographer Peter Lik claimed which his "Phantom" had passed which record, "legally making art report" by promoting with regard to US$6.5 million.

That report, however, remained not verified, and also the alleged customer remained never known as.