World's highest-selling art

Cindy Sherman
US artist Sherman stands in front of her work at the Kunsthaus in Bregenz. Sherman's “Untitled #96″ from 1981 has become the world’s most valuable photograph after selling for a staggering $3.89 million at a Christie’s. (Miro Kuzmanovic / Reuters)

Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled #96″ from 1981 was the world’s most valuable photograph after selling for a staggering $3.89 million at a Christie’s auction. That record has now been beat by German photographer Andreas Gursky.