2017考研趣味阅读：这张土豆照卖了100万欧元

考研吧来源：中国日报 2016-01-27　

A celebrated photographer has sold a picture of an Irish potato for €1m.

著名摄影师的一张土豆照竟能以100万欧元(约合714万元人民币)的价钱卖出。

Kevin Abosch, 46, confirmed he had sold the photograph of an organic potato shot on a black background to an unnamed European businessman.

46岁的凯文·阿布奇证实，他的一幅以黑色为背景、以有机土豆为主题的照片已被一位欧洲商人买下。但他未透露商人姓名。

The photograph, which was taken in 2010, sits alongside shots of Steven Spielberg, Michael Palin, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Malala Yousafzai in the sought-after photographer’s portfolio.

在这位大牌摄影师的照片墙上，与土豆照并列挂出的还有不少名人照，包括史蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格、迈克尔·帕林、脸书的谢丽尔·桑德伯格以及马拉拉·尤萨夫扎伊等。土豆照拍摄于2010年。

Mr Abosch’s portraits are typically commissioned for at least €260,000.

阿布奇的人物系列的挂牌价至少要26万欧元每幅。

There are three versions of the potato print in existence - one belongs in his private collection, another was donated to an art museum in Serbia and the third was sold to the unnamed businessman.

这个土豆照现存共有三幅：一幅由阿布奇私人收藏，一幅捐给了塞尔维亚一家艺术博物馆，最后就是卖给匿名商人的这幅。

He told the Sunday Times: “It’s not the first time that someone has bought the art right off my wall.

阿布奇告诉《星期日泰晤士报》：“买主看中了墙上的挂照，便直接买走。这种情况已经不是第一次发生了。”

“We had two glasses of wine and he said, ‘I really like that’. Two more glasses of wine and he said: ‘I really want that.’

“当时，两杯葡萄酒下肚后，他(买主)说：‘我非常喜欢这幅。’后来我们又喝了几杯，他说：‘我太想要这幅了。’”

“We set the price two weeks later. It is the most I have been paid for a piece of work that has been bought [rather than commissioned].”

“两周后，我们谈妥价钱。在我所有的直接成交(不包括委托中间商的成交)历史中，这幅是卖得最贵的。”

The Irish photographer’s trademark portraits on a black background have been highly sought after among the rich and famous - last week he was invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos.

这位爱尔兰摄影师的人物肖像照在富人和名人中极受追捧，照片都是简单的黑色背景。上周他还获邀参加了在瑞士达沃斯举办的世界经济论坛。

Mr Abosch said he is not sure what happened to the potato in question - called Potato #345 - as he photographed many for a special series.

阿布奇称，照片中的这个土豆标号“345”。他当时在拍一个特辑，拍了很多照片。他并不清楚这个土豆最后怎么样了。