Ruth Bernhard
German-American, 1905–2006
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Gift of the Commonplace
San Francisco: Joseph G. Folberg and Vision Editions, 1994. Ten platinum-palladium prints.
Each approximately 6 x 7 3/4 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm) or the reverse
Apr 4, 2023 • Phillips
Gift of the Commonplace
San Francisco: Joseph G. Folberg and Vision Editions, 1994. Ten platinum-palladium prints.
Each approximately 6 x 7 3/4 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm) or the reverse
Apr 4, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 315
Eighth Street Movie Theater, New York (Frederick Kiesler, Architect), 1946
gelatin silver print
26.4 x 34.6 cm
Feb 22, 2023 • Bonhams
Eighth Street Movie Theater, New York (Frederick Kiesler, Architect), 1946
gelatin silver print
26.4 x 34.6 cm
Feb 22, 2023
Bonhams • Online, New York
Discovery on Madison Online
Lot 118
Benjamin Owen, circa 1950
gelatin silver print
22.9 x 17.8 cm
Dec 12, 2022 • Bonhams
Benjamin Owen, circa 1950
gelatin silver print
22.9 x 17.8 cm
Dec 12, 2022
Bonhams • New York
The Gift of Photographs
Lot 64
'Classic Torso', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
33.3 x 25.4 cm
Nov 10, 2022 • Sotheby's
'Classic Torso', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
33.3 x 25.4 cm
Nov 10, 2022
Sotheby's
Photographs, Including Works from the Collection of Ernesto Esposito
Lot 159
'Two Forms', 1963
gelatin silver print, mounted
34.6 x 26 cm
Nov 10, 2022 • Sotheby's
'Two Forms', 1963
gelatin silver print, mounted
34.6 x 26 cm
Nov 10, 2022
Sotheby's
Photographs, Including Works from the Collection of Ernesto Esposito
Lot 160
In the Box, Horizontal
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (19.1 x 34.3 cm)
Oct 12, 2022 • Phillips
In the Box, Horizontal
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (19.1 x 34.3 cm)
Oct 12, 2022
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 172
'Two Leaves', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
48.9 x 39.1 cm
Sep 26, 2022 • Sotheby's
'Two Leaves', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
48.9 x 39.1 cm
Sep 26, 2022
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 47
'Angel Wing', 1943
gelatin silver print, mounted
48 x 37.8 cm
Sep 26, 2022 • Sotheby's
'Angel Wing', 1943
gelatin silver print, mounted
48 x 37.8 cm
Sep 26, 2022
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 48
'Classic Torso', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
34 x 26.7 cm
Sep 26, 2022 • Sotheby's
'Classic Torso', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
34 x 26.7 cm
Sep 26, 2022
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 49
Perspective II, 1967, 1984
Gelatin silver print
14.3 x 24.3 cm
Aug 23, 2022 • Bonhams
Perspective II, 1967, 1984
Gelatin silver print
14.3 x 24.3 cm
Aug 23, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Cut
Lot 100
Classic Torso, 1952
Gelatin silver print
34.3 x 27 cm
Aug 23, 2022 • Bonhams
Classic Torso, 1952
Gelatin silver print
34.3 x 27 cm
Aug 23, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Cut
Lot 70
'Creation', 1936
gelatin silver print, mounted to gray-painted Malibu canvas board
27.3 x 34.9 cm
Apr 5, 2022 • Sotheby's
'Creation', 1936
gelatin silver print, mounted to gray-painted Malibu canvas board
27.3 x 34.9 cm
Apr 5, 2022
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 44
'Classic Torso', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Mar 4, 2022 • Sotheby's
'Classic Torso', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Mar 4, 2022
Sotheby's
Modern Discoveries
Lot 397
'Two Forms', 1963
gelatin silver print, mounted
34.9 x 26.7 cm
Mar 4, 2022 • Sotheby's
'Two Forms', 1963
gelatin silver print, mounted
34.9 x 26.7 cm
Mar 4, 2022
Sotheby's
Modern Discoveries
Lot 398
'In the Box - horizontal', 1962
gelatin silver print, mounted
19.1 x 34.3 cm
Mar 4, 2022 • Sotheby's
'In the Box - horizontal', 1962
gelatin silver print, mounted
19.1 x 34.3 cm
Mar 4, 2022
Sotheby's
Modern Discoveries
Lot 401
Classic Torso, 1952, 1990
Silver print, in pencil, also in pencil
34 x 25.1 cm
Feb 10, 2022 • Swann
Classic Torso, 1952, 1990
Silver print, in pencil, also in pencil
34 x 25.1 cm
Feb 10, 2022
Swann
Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann
Lot 200
Sand Dune, 1967, 1998
Platinum print, in pencil
21.6 x 38.7 cm
Feb 10, 2022 • Swann
Sand Dune, 1967, 1998
Platinum print, in pencil
21.6 x 38.7 cm
Feb 10, 2022
Swann
Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann
Lot 201
Draped Torso, 1962, 1990
Silver print, in pencil, also in pencil
34 x 21.3 cm
Feb 10, 2022 • Swann
Draped Torso, 1962, 1990
Silver print, in pencil, also in pencil
34 x 21.3 cm
Feb 10, 2022
Swann
Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann
Lot 202
Luminous Body, 1962
gelatin silver print
34.3 x 14.6 cm
Dec 8, 2021 • Bonhams
Luminous Body, 1962
gelatin silver print
34.3 x 14.6 cm
Dec 8, 2021
Bonhams • Online, New York
The Gift of Photographs
Lot 136
In the Box (Horizontal), 1962
gelatin silver print
14 x 24.1 cm
Dec 8, 2021 • Bonhams
In the Box (Horizontal), 1962
gelatin silver print
14 x 24.1 cm
Dec 8, 2021
Bonhams • Online, New York
The Gift of Photographs
Lot 101
Hips Horizontal, 1984
gelatin silver print
19.1 x 24.1 cm
Dec 8, 2021 • Bonhams
Hips Horizontal, 1984
gelatin silver print
19.1 x 24.1 cm
Dec 8, 2021
Bonhams • Online, New York
The Gift of Photographs
Lot 133
Dancer in Repose, 1951
gelatin silver print
33 x 26 cm
Dec 8, 2021 • Bonhams
Dancer in Repose, 1951
gelatin silver print
33 x 26 cm
Dec 8, 2021
Bonhams • Online, New York
The Gift of Photographs
Lot 100
'In the Box, Vertical', 1962
Silver print
33.5 x 20.5 cm
Nov 10, 2021 • Sotheby's
'In the Box, Vertical', 1962
Silver print
33.5 x 20.5 cm
Nov 10, 2021
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 27
Gift of the Commonplace
San Francisco: Joseph G. Folberg and Vision Editions, 1994.
Ten platinum-palladium prints.
Each approximately 6 x 7 3/4 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm) or the reverse
Oct 7, 2021 • Phillips
Gift of the Commonplace
San Francisco: Joseph G. Folberg and Vision Editions, 1994.
Ten platinum-palladium prints.
Each approximately 6 x 7 3/4 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm) or the reverse
Oct 7, 2021
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 131
Dancer in Repose, 1951
Gelatin silver print
33 x 26 cm
Oct 4, 2021 • Bonhams
Dancer in Repose, 1951
Gelatin silver print
33 x 26 cm
Oct 4, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 63
Hips Horizontal, 1975, 1984
Gelatin silver print
19.1 x 24.1 cm
Oct 4, 2021 • Bonhams
Hips Horizontal, 1975, 1984
Gelatin silver print
19.1 x 24.1 cm
Oct 4, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 66
Perspective II, 1967
Gelatin silver print
20.3 x 34.5 cm
Aug 31, 2021 • Bonhams
Perspective II, 1967
Gelatin silver print
20.3 x 34.5 cm
Aug 31, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Edition
Lot 24
Hips Horizontal, 1975, 1984
Gelatin silver print
14.3 x 24.3 cm
Aug 31, 2021 • Bonhams
Hips Horizontal, 1975, 1984
Gelatin silver print
14.3 x 24.3 cm
Aug 31, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Edition
Lot 82
'Rice Paper', 1969
gelatin silver print, mounted
24.4 x 18.1 cm
Jul 21, 2021 • Sotheby's
'Rice Paper', 1969
gelatin silver print, mounted
24.4 x 18.1 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 16
Hips, 1970
gelatin silver print
17.1 x 24.8 cm
Jul 21, 2021 • Sotheby's
Hips, 1970
gelatin silver print
17.1 x 24.8 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 17
Nude and Shadow, 1962
gelatin silver print
15.9 x 18.4 cm
Jul 21, 2021 • Sotheby's
Nude and Shadow, 1962
gelatin silver print
15.9 x 18.4 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 19
'Teapot', 1976
gelatin silver print, mounted
26.7 x 33.7 cm
Jul 21, 2021 • Sotheby's
'Teapot', 1976
gelatin silver print, mounted
26.7 x 33.7 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 71
Classic Torso, 1960
Platinum-palladium print
32.4 x 24.1 cm
Apr 9, 2021 • Bonhams
Classic Torso, 1960
Platinum-palladium print
32.4 x 24.1 cm
Apr 9, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 24
Luminous Body, 1962
Gelatin silver print
34.2 x 14.6 cm
Apr 9, 2021 • Bonhams
Luminous Body, 1962
Gelatin silver print
34.2 x 14.6 cm
Apr 9, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 26
'In the Box- Horizontal', 1962
gelatin silver print, mounted, framed
27 x 49.2 cm
Mar 29, 2021 • Sotheby's
'In the Box- Horizontal', 1962
gelatin silver print, mounted, framed
27 x 49.2 cm
Mar 29, 2021
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 140
'Sand Dune', 1967
gelatin silver print, mounted
18.7 x 34.9 cm
Mar 29, 2021 • Sotheby's
'Sand Dune', 1967
gelatin silver print, mounted
18.7 x 34.9 cm
Mar 29, 2021
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 141
'Classic Torso', 1952
gelatin silver print
53 x 42.5 cm
Nov 27, 2020 • Sotheby's
'Classic Torso', 1952
gelatin silver print
53 x 42.5 cm
Nov 27, 2020
Sotheby's
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 113
'In the Box - Horizontal', 1962
gelatin silver print, mounted
27 x 48.9 cm
Nov 27, 2020 • Sotheby's
'In the Box - Horizontal', 1962
gelatin silver print, mounted
27 x 48.9 cm
Nov 27, 2020
Sotheby's
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 38
'Carmen' (Dancer's Hips), 1951
gelatin silver print
25.4 x 34.3 cm
Nov 27, 2020 • Sotheby's
'Carmen' (Dancer's Hips), 1951
gelatin silver print
25.4 x 34.3 cm
Nov 27, 2020
Sotheby's
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 39
'Two Forms'
gelatin silver print
34.9 x 26.7 cm
Nov 27, 2020 • Sotheby's
'Two Forms'
gelatin silver print
34.9 x 26.7 cm
Nov 27, 2020
Sotheby's
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 40
Two Leaves, 1905
gelatin silver print
31.8 x 24.4 cm
Nov 27, 2020 • Sotheby's
Two Leaves, 1905
gelatin silver print
31.8 x 24.4 cm
Nov 27, 2020
Sotheby's
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 41
'In the Box - Vertical', 1962
chromogenic print
24.4 x 19.4 cm
Nov 27, 2020 • Sotheby's
'In the Box - Vertical', 1962
chromogenic print
24.4 x 19.4 cm
Nov 27, 2020
Sotheby's
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 43
Symbiosis, 1971
Vintage gelatin silver print
34.5 x 21.3 cm
Aug 26, 2020 • Bonhams
Symbiosis, 1971
Vintage gelatin silver print
34.5 x 21.3 cm
Aug 26, 2020
Bonhams
Seeing Out Of The Box: Conceptual Photographs Online
Lot 29
Two Leaves, 1952
gelatin silver print
sheet 47.9 x 38.5 cm (18 7/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
mount 71 x 55.6 cm (27 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Jul 30, 2020 • Phillips
Two Leaves, 1952
gelatin silver print
sheet 47.9 x 38.5 cm (18 7/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
mount 71 x 55.6 cm (27 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Jul 30, 2020
Phillips • London
Heatwave
Lot 45
Lifesavers, 1930
gelatin silver print
sheet 18.5 x 23.1 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.)
mount 50.5 x 40.5 cm (19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
Jul 30, 2020 • Phillips
Lifesavers, 1930
gelatin silver print
sheet 18.5 x 23.1 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.)
mount 50.5 x 40.5 cm (19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
Jul 30, 2020
Phillips • London
Heatwave
Lot 41
Two Leaves, 1952
gelatin silver print
47.9 x 38.5 cm
Jul 30, 2020 • Phillips
Two Leaves, 1952
gelatin silver print
47.9 x 38.5 cm
Jul 30, 2020
Phillips • London
Heatwave: Online Auction
Lot 45
'IN THE BOX - HORIZONTAL', 1962
gelatin silver print, mounted
19.1 x 34.3 cm
Jul 14, 2020 • Sotheby's
'IN THE BOX - HORIZONTAL', 1962
gelatin silver print, mounted
19.1 x 34.3 cm
Jul 14, 2020
Sotheby's • New York
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 53
'CLASSIC TORSO', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Jul 14, 2020 • Sotheby's
'CLASSIC TORSO', 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Jul 14, 2020
Sotheby's • New York
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 54
'RUTH BERNHARD', 1993
10 platinum-palladium photographs
10.8 x 21.6 cm
Jul 14, 2020 • Sotheby's
'RUTH BERNHARD', 1993
10 platinum-palladium photographs
10.8 x 21.6 cm
Jul 14, 2020
Sotheby's • New York
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 48
'SAND DUNE', 1967
gelatin silver print, mounted
19.7 x 34.6 cm
Jul 14, 2020 • Sotheby's
'SAND DUNE', 1967
gelatin silver print, mounted
19.7 x 34.6 cm
Jul 14, 2020
Sotheby's • New York
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection
Lot 49
