The 46-year-old Irish visual artist -- who
typically charges up to $500,000 for portraits of
famous figures -- revealed earlier this month
that the sale, brokered over a few glasses of
wine, was the biggest of his career.
Spud you like
In 2010, Abosch made three prints of the now-
famous tuber: one hangs in his private collection,
the other was donated to a museum in Serbia,
and the third was sold.
But why shoot the humble spud?
"I see commonalities between humans and
potatoes that speak to our relationship as
individuals within a collective species," says
Abosch.
"Generally, the life of a harvested potato is
violent and taken for granted. I use the potato as
a proxy for the ontological study of the human
experience."
In 2014, photographer Peter Lik claimed that his
"Phantom" had surpassed that record, "officially
making art history" by selling for US$6.5 million.
That record, however, was not verified, and the
alleged buyer was never named.
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