A celebrated photographer has sold a picture of an Irish potato for €1m.
著名攝影師的一張土豆照竟能以100萬(wàn)歐元（約合714萬(wàn)元人民幣）的價(jià)錢(qián)賣出。

Kevin Abosch, 46, confirmed he had sold the photograph of an organic potato shot on a black background to an unnamed European businessman.
46歲的凱文·阿布奇證實(shí)，他的一幅以黑色為背景、以有機(jī)土豆為主題的照片已被一位歐洲商人買下。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.
在這位大牌攝影師的照片墻上，與土豆照并列掛出的還有不少名人照，包括史蒂芬·斯皮爾伯格、邁克爾·帕林、臉書(shū)的謝麗爾·桑德伯格以及馬拉拉·尤薩夫扎伊等。土豆照拍攝于2010年。

Mr Abosch’s portraits are typically commissioned for at least €260,000.
阿布奇的人物系列的掛牌價(jià)至少要26萬(wàn)歐元每幅。

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.
這個(gè)土豆照現(xiàn)存共有三幅：一幅由阿布奇私人收藏，一幅捐給了塞爾維亞一家藝術(shù)博物館，最后就是賣給匿名商人的這幅。

He told the Sunday Times: “It’s not the first time that someone has bought the art right off my wall.
阿布奇告訴《星期日泰晤士報(bào)》：“買主看中了墻上的掛照，便直接買走。這種情況已經(jīng)不是第一次發(fā)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.’
“當(dāng)時(shí)，兩杯葡萄酒下肚后，他（買主）說(shuō)：‘我非常喜歡這幅。’后來(lái)我們又喝了幾杯，他說(shuō)：‘我太想要這幅了。’”

“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].”
“兩周后，我們談妥價(jià)錢(qián)。在我所有的直接成交（不包括委托中間商的成交）歷史中，這幅是賣得最貴的。”

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.
這位愛(ài)爾蘭攝影師的人物肖像照在富人和名人中極受追捧，照片都是簡(jiǎn)單的黑色背景。上周他還獲邀參加了在瑞士達(dá)沃斯舉辦的世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇。

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.
阿布奇稱，照片中的這個(gè)土豆標(biāo)號(hào)“345”。他當(dāng)時(shí)在拍一個(gè)特輯，拍了很多照片。他并不清楚這個(gè)土豆最后怎么樣了。

英文來(lái)源：商業(yè)內(nèi)幕網(wǎng)
編譯：杜娟