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Is this the world's most photogenic potato? Photo sells for $1.08m

From cnn.com

What's more lucrative than Johnny Depp or Yoko Ono? A photogenic potato, at least for renowned celebrity photographer Kevin Abosch. His "Potato #345" -- a simple portrait of an organic Irish spud -- reportedly sold for €1 million ($1.08 million) last year to a European businessman, who saw it while dining at Abosch's Paris home. 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 ... (full story)

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