Works by Andreas Gursky

Gursky’s works reflect the high-tech, large-scale, fast-paced, and globalized world landscape. In this huge landscape, individuals are completely submerged. "Rhine 2" is Gursky's 1999 work, which depicts a completely contourless path, grassland, river, and gray sky, which form an almost perfect horizontal structure. An existing factory on the other side of the river was also disposed of by Gursky using digital technology. When talking about this work, Gursky said: I am not interested in unusual or unique landscapes of the Rhine, but rather in the most contemporary landscapes it may exist.

"Rhine 2" is Gursky's second photo that has achieved the world's most expensive auction price. His work "99 Cents" was sold for US$3.89 million, which also created a At that time, the price of photography was the highest in the world.