Photo

Photographer and author David Douglas Duncan poses at home near Cannes, France, May, 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Regular Photo Size

More Featured Content

Photos: What to buy with $600 million

Some of the items worth buying after winning the Powerball …

Okla. tornado levels homes; 21 hurt

One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma …

Fla. city wonders who won Powerball

Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban …

Conn. train outage expected for days

Commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest …

American accused of spying flies out

The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out …

Camera sold for $2.19 million in Austria

The camera is one of four ever made

Updated: Monday, 26 Nov 2012, 8:01 AM CST
Published : Monday, 26 Nov 2012, 8:01 AM CST

VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian photo gallery says a camera used by a photographer who documented the life of artist Pablo Picasso has sold for a world record price of €1.68 million ($2.19 million).

The Westlicht gallery says the Leica m3d belonged to David Douglas Duncan. The 96-year-old former photographer for LIFE magazine was a close friend of Picasso and published hundreds of exclusive photos of him.

Manufactured in 1955, the camera is one of four ever made, and the price is a world record for a commercially produced camera.

In a statement Monday, Westlicht says the second-highest price in the Saturday's sale was for a gold-plated Leica made in 1929, which sold for €1.02 million ($1.3 million).