Ruth Bernhard Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ruth Bernhard Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
Photograph, Ruth Bernhard
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006), "Triangles," 1946, gelatin silver print, signed lower right, sight: 18.75" h x 15"w, overall (with frame): 30.5" h x 24.5"w
Clars Auctions
Nov. 18, 2024
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) "Draped Torso with Hands"
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Ruth Bernhard (American/German, 1905-2006) "Draped Torso with Hands", platinum/palladium photograph, signed. Framed. Size: 6.25'' x 4.75'', 16 x 12 cm (print); 20.25'' x 16.25'', 51 x 41 cm (frame). Provenance: Private NY Estate, acquired from Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (2001).
Material Culture
Nov. 17, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, AT REST, 1969
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: At Rest Date Of Negative: 1969 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 17, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, TRIANGLES, 1946
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: Triangles Date Of Negative: 1946 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 17, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, OVAL NUDE, 1962
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: Oval Nude Date Of Negative: 1962 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 17, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, AT THE POOL, 1951
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: At The Pool Date Of Negative: 1951 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 03, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, AT REST, 1969
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: At Rest Date Of Negative: 1969 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 03, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, DANCER IN REPOSE, 1951
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: Dancer In Repose Date Of Negative: 1951 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 03, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, ANGLES, 1969
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: Angles Date Of Negative: 1969 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 03, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, OVAL NUDE, 1962
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: Oval Nude Date Of Negative: 1962 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 03, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, AT THE MIRROR, 1959
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: At The Mirror Date Of Negative: 1959 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Nov. 03, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD, AT THE POOL, 1951
Est: $200 - $400
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: At The Pool Date Of Negative: 1951 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.
Art Lovers Anonymous Auctions
Oct. 31, 2024
§ RUTH BERNHARD (GERMAN/AMERICAN 1905-2006)
Est: £500 - £800
RUTH BERNHARD (GERMAN/AMERICAN 1905-2006) TWO FORMS, 1963 stamped with the Artist's stamp and titled and dated in ink (to reverse), lifetime gelatin silver print on Kodak paper, aside from an edition image: 16.5 x 11.5cm (6 ½in x 4 ½in); sheet: 17.8cm x 12.8cm (6 ¾in x 7in), unframed Gift of the Artist to Dorothy Bohm;The Estate of Dorothy Bohm.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 31, 2024
§ RUTH BERNHARD (GERMAN/AMERICAN 1905-2006)
Est: £500 - £800
RUTH BERNHARD (GERMAN/AMERICAN 1905-2006) HIP HORIZONTAL, 1975 stamped with the Artist's stamp (to reverse), lifetime gelatin silver print on Kodak paper, aside from an edition image: 11.8cm x 14.5cm (4 5/8in x 5¾ in); sheet: 12.8cm x 17.8cm (7in x 6 ¾in), unframed Gift of the Artist to Dorothy Bohm;The Estate of Dorothy Bohm.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 31, 2024
§ RUTH BERNHARD (GERMAN/AMERICAN 1905-2006)
Est: £500 - £800
RUTH BERNHARD (GERMAN/AMERICAN 1905-2006) CLASSIC TORSO WITH HANDS, 1952 stamped, titled and dated in ink (to reverse), lifetime gelatin silver print on Kodak paper, aside from an edition image: 16.5 x 11.5cm (6 ½in x 4 ½in); sheet: 17.8cm x 12.8cm (6 ¾in x 7in), unframed Gift of the Artist to Dorothy Bohm; The Estate of Dorothy Bohm.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 31, 2024
§ RUTH BERNHARD (GERMAN/AMERICAN 1905-2006)
Est: £700 - £1,000
RUTH BERNHARD (GERMAN/AMERICAN 1905-2006) HAND ON BEACH, 1946 stamped with the Artist's stamp, titled and dated in pencil (to reverse), lifetime gelatin silver print, mounted on card, aside from an edition 18.8cm x 24.5cm (7 3/8in x 9 5/8in), unframed Gift of the Artist to Dorothy Bohm;The Estate of Dorothy Bohm.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 31, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) In the Box - Vertical. 1962; printed 1960s.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) In the Box - Vertical. 1962; printed 1960s. Silver print, the image measuring 10x6⅛ inches (25.4x15.6 cm.), the mount 17x14 inches (43.2x35.6 cm.), with Bernhard's signature in pencil on mount recto.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 23, 2024
Ruth Bernhard "Hand in Hand" Gelatin Silver Print
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ruth Bernhard (German/American, 1905-2006), "Hand in Hand", Gelatin Silver Print, 1956, printed later, signed in pencil lower right, with a J. Noblett Gallery label to verso, ebonized frame. Image: 10.75" H x 9" W; sheet: 14" H x 11" W; frame: 20.25" H x 16.26" W. Provenance: From a Sutton Place Estate. J. Noblett Gallery, California, 1992. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Monochrome, Figural, Holding hands, Snapshot, Figurative, Film photography, SLR camera
Auctions at Showplace
Oct. 15, 2024
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), "Creation," 1936
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) "Creation," 1936 Gelatin silver print on paper mounted to a board mount Signed in pencil on the mount, lower right: Ruth Bernhard; annotated in pencil on a label affixed to the frame's backing paper: Dolls Head
John Moran Auctioneers
Oct. 01, 2024
Cypraea Shell, New York City
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ruth Bernhard 1905 - 2006 Cypraea Shell, New York City signed, dated 1943 and annotated N. Y. City in pencil (on the reverse) gelatin silver print 13 by 10 in. 33 by 25.4 cm. Executed in 1943. Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Juliette Saylor at Juliette.Saylor@sothebys.com
Sotheby's
Sep. 26, 2024
Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006) Anna, 1974; printed later
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006) Anna, 1974; printed later gelatin silver print signed in pencil on mount; signed, titled, dated, and annotated in pencil, verso 13 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches. A Private Collection, Austin, Texas
Freeman’s | Hindman
Sep. 26, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (New York/California/Germany, 1905-2006), "Two Leaves", 1952., Silver print, image 13.5" x 10.5". Mount 20" x 16". Framed 24.75" x 21".
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RUTH BERNHARD New York/California/Germany, 1905-2006 "Two Leaves", 1952. Printed in the 1990s. Signed in pencil on the mount recto lower right. Artist's signature, title and negative date in pencil on mount verso.
Eldred's
Sep. 26, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (New York/California/Germany, 1905-2006), "Moonrise", 1991., Gelatin silver print, sheet 13.75" x 11". Framed 17.5" x 21.5".
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
RUTH BERNHARD New York/California/Germany, 1905-2006 "Moonrise", 1991. Signed on the mount lower right and on the back of the photo. Inscribed on the mount verso "Moonrise 1991 50th Anniversary Print to honor Ansel Adams Moonrise Hernandez, New Mexico".
Eldred's
Aug. 22, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Two Forms.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Two Forms. Platinum print, the image measuring 165x127 mm; 6½x5 inches, the sheet 349x273 mm; 13¾x10¾ inches, with Bernhard's signature in pencil on recto, and the title, negative date, and edition notation 24/40 in pencil in an unknown hand on verso. 1963; printed 1993. From the limited edition Portfolio entitled Ruth Bernhard published in 1993 by Joseph G. Folberg and Vision Editions, San Francisco. Provenance: Acquired directly from Joe Folberg and Ruth Bernhard in 1993.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 22, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Nude in the Box - Horizontal.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Nude in the Box - Horizontal. Silver print, the image measuring 191x343 mm; 7½x13½ inches, the mount 406x508 mm; 16x20 inches, with Bernhard's signature in pencil on mount recto, her signature, title, and negative date in pencil on mount verso, and her signature in pencil on the overmat. 1962; printed later.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 25, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Perspective II1967, printed 1996platinum palladium print, signed 'Ruth Bernhard' lower right; titled, inscribed, dated and numbered 12/35 by publisher verso; printed by Sal Lopes; published by Debra Heimerdinger Fine Art ...
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Perspective II 1967, printed 1996 platinum palladium print, signed 'Ruth Bernhard' lower right; titled, inscribed, dated and numbered 12/35 by publisher verso; printed by Sal Lopes; published by Debra Heimerdinger Fine Art Photographs, San Francisco image: 9 5/8 x 15 3/8in (24.4 x 39cm) sheet: 14 x 20in (35.5 x 50.8cm)
Bonhams
Jul. 19, 2024
Photograph, Ruth Bernhard
Est: $600 - $900
Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006), "Creation - Doll's Head (1936)," gelatin silver print, signed in pencil lower right, later reprint, image: 7.5"h x 9.25"w, overall (with frame): 20.25"h x 16.25"w. Provenance: Estate of Professor Raymond Lifchez (Berkeley, California)
Clars Auctions
Jul. 10, 2024
Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Ruth Bernhard Perspective II 1967 / printed 1996 palladium print image: 9.625 h x 15.375 w in (24 x 39 cm) sheet: 14 h x 20 w in (36 x 51 cm) Signed to lower right margin 'Ruth Bernhard'. Signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed to lower edge verso '© Ruth Bernhard All Rights Reserved Perspective II 1967 17/35 Published By: Debra Heimerdinger/Fine Art Photographs San Francisco 1996'. This work is number 17 from the edition of 35 published by Debra Heimerdinger/Fine Art Photographs, San Francisco. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jun. 11, 2024
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), "Creation," 1936
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) "Creation," 1936 Gelatin silver print on paper mounted to a board mount Signed in pencil on the mount, at right: Ruth Bernhard; annotated in pencil on a label affixed to the frame's backing paper: Dolls Head
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 16, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Milkweed.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Milkweed. Silver print, the image measuring 13½x9⅛ inches (34.3x23.2 cm.), the mount 18x14 inches (45.7x35.6 cm.), with Bernhard's signature in pencil on mount recto, and her signature, title, and negative date in pencil on mount verso. 1938; printed 1990s
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Receding Tide (I), Point Lobos.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Receding Tide (I), Point Lobos. Silver print, the image measuring 13x10½ inches (33x26.7 cm.), the mount 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.), with Bernhard's signature in pencil on mount recto, and her signature, title, and notation "N.D." in pencil, and the location and negative date also in pencil, in an unknown hand, on mount verso. 1970; printed 1990s
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Nude in the Box - Horizontal.
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Nude in the Box - Horizontal. Silver print, the image measuring 10¼x19 inches (26x48.3 cm.), the mount 22⅞x30 inches (58.1x76.2 cm.), with Bernhard's signature and edition notation in pencil, and the letterpress title, negative and print dates, and the Photography West Gallery's credit, on mount recto. 1962; printed 1988
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 23, 2024
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) German/US Photogravure
Est: $100 - $200
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) German/US Photogravure Comes with COA Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: In The Wave Date Of Negative: 1945 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board. Overall Size: 16 x 14 in. Sight Size: 9 x 6 1/2 in. #5163 #p43
Sarasota Estate Auction
Mar. 23, 2024
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) German/US Photogravure
Est: $100 - $200
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) German/US Photogravure Comes with COA Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: Folding Date Of Negative: 1962 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board. Overall Size: 16 x 14 in. Sight Size: 8 1/2 x 7 in. #5156 #p17
Sarasota Estate Auction
Mar. 23, 2024
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) German/US Photogravure
Est: $100 - $200
Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) German/US Photogravure Comes with COA Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known. Subject/Title: Sand Dune Date Of Negative: 1967 Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1986 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish. Print Origin: USA Publisher: Chronicle Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board. Overall Size: 14 x 11 in. Sight Size: 9 x 4 1/4 in. #5145
Sarasota Estate Auction
Mar. 21, 2024
Ruth Bernhard, Photographic Print on Board, Signed
Est: $800 - $2,000
Awesome black & white photographic print applied to board entitled Perspective II by artist Ruth Bernhard who shot the female nude with defused light on a black background. Signature, title and date in print: Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, 1967. Brown ink signature on lower left: Ruth Bernhard. Housed in a black frame with a white mat. Sight size: 23"L x 16"H. Frame size: 28"L x 21"H x 1"W. Artist: Ruth Bernhard (German-American 1905-2006) Issued: c. 1990 Country of Origin: Germany-United States
Lion and Unicorn
Mar. 08, 2024
Ruth Bernhard, Starshell, New York
Est: $700 - $900
Ruth Bernhard Starshell, New York 1943 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 7.5 h x 9.5 w in (19 x 24 cm) sheet: 11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Starshell 1943 Ruth Bernhard'. Literature: Collecting Light: The Photographs of Ruth Bernhard, Alinder, pl. 12 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Feb. 28, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905–2006) Within, 1969 signed in pencil (mount, recto), sig
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
RUTH BERNHARD (1905–2006) Within, 1969 signed in pencil (mount, recto), signed, titled, dated and copyright credit stamp (mount, verso); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board) image/sheet: 13 1⁄8 x 9 in. (33 x 22.8 cm.) mount: 20 x 16 in. ( 50.8 x 40.6 in.)
Christie's
Feb. 22, 2024
Lifesavers signed by Ruth Bernhard
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Heading: Author: Bernhard, Ruth Title: Lifesavers Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: 1930; later print Description: Gelatin silver print mounted on board. 18.7x23 cm (7¼x9"); mount: 50.8x40.6 cm (20x16").Signed by Ruth Bernhard on mount recto. This pack of Lifesavers was a literal life saver for Ruth Bernhard since it launched her career as an independent artist. "I became a photographer by accident, after I came to the United States. When I arrived in 1927, I had no job, no profession, and no money. My father supported me while I learned English, but in 1929, he announced that it was time for me to have a job. An acquaintance by the name of Ralph Steiner, who worked for the magazine The Delineator, was looking for a darkroom assistant. That is where I learned to be a photographer. However, the job itself was very uninteresting. After six months I was fired. I used the ninety dollars I received as severance pay to purchase an 8 x 10 view camera, a tripod, and other darkroom equipment. With only pennies left, I purchased straws and Lifesavers at the dime store, which became the inspiration for my first two photographs". - Ruth Bernhard.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Feb. 15, 2024
RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Nude in the Box - Horizontal.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
THE LARGEST EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC WORK EVER MADE RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) Nude in the Box - Horizontal. Oversize silver print, the image measuring 19x33⅞ inches (48.3x86 cm.), the sheet 25x35¾ inches (63.5x90.8 cm.), with notations in pencil on verso. 1962; printed 1992 Provenance: Gifted by Bernhard to a close friend Ruth Bernhard is best-known for her sumptuously lit and sensuously composed female nudes. "My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity," she said. "To indicate the ideal proportion, and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit, is my goal." Bernhard moved to New York from Berlin in 1927. She worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio, after which she purchased her first camera, working successfully on advertising and industrial photography assignments. A chance encounter with Edward Weston left her intensely inspired by his work and the creative potential of photography, and she changed the trajectory of her career, moving to California in 1935 in order to study with Weston in Carmel. Eventually settling in San Francisco, Bernhard joined Group f/64 in the 1940s along with other Modernist West Coast photographers such as Weston, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Wynn Bullock, and Minor White. Detail, precision, and photographic clarity defines their imagery, and Bernhard didn't deviate from this mission, though her work has also been described as a prototype for Surrealist photography. Bernhard's careful compositions, all made in the studio, often took days to formulate. This image, one of her most iconic, epitomizes Bernhard's blend of careful, detailed, observant work with sensuous psychological investigation and evocatively rendered prints. A print this size of Nude in the Box has never appeared on the market. There is another example in the collection of Princeton University, the repository of Bernhard's Estate.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 18, 2023
'Creation'
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ruth Bernhard 1905 - 2006 gelatin silver print, mounted to Crescent illustration board, singed in pencil, signed, titled, dated, and annotated 'Vintage RB' and with the photographer's '2982 Clay Street San Francisco, California 94115' studio stamp on the reverse, framed, a Shapiro Gallery label on the reverse, 1936 image: 7⅝ by 9⅝ in. (19.4 by 24.4 cm.) frame: 18½ by 19 in. (47 by 48.3 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 18, 2023
Triangles
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Ruth Bernhard 1905 - 2006 gelatin silver print, mounted, signed in pencil, signed, titled, and dated in pencil and with the photographer's copyright/credit stamp on the reverse, 1946, printed later image: 13⅝ by 10 in. (34.6 by 25.4 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 18, 2023
'Perspective II'
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Ruth Bernhard 1905 - 2006 gelatin silver print, mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, signed, titled and dated in pencil and with the photographer's copyright/stamp on the reverse, framed, a Shapiro Gallery label on the reverse, 1967, printed later image: 7⅞ by 13½ in. (20 by 34.3 cm.) frame: 16⅝ by 20¾ in. (42.2 by 52.7 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 18, 2023
'Abstract Torso'
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Ruth Bernhard 1905 - 2006 'Abstract Torso' gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, signed, titled, and dated in crayon on the reverse, signed again in pencil on the overmat, framed, 1947 image: 13⅛ by 10⅝ in. (33.3 by 27 cm.) frame: 22⅛ by 18⅝ in. (56.2 by 47.3 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 18, 2023
'Harvest'
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ruth Bernhard 1905 - 2006 gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, mounted again, signed in pencil on the mount, signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1953; accompanied by a Michael Shapiro Photographs label image: 10 by 12¾ in. (25.4 by 30.5 cm.) frame: 19¾ by 22¾ in. (48.3 by 55.9 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 18, 2023
Violet Snail Shell
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ruth Bernhard 1905 - 2006 Violet Snail Shell gelatin silver print, mounted to Crescent illustration board, signed in pencil, signed and titled and with the photographer's '2982 Clay Street San Francisco, California 94115' stamp on the reverse, framed, a Shapiro Gallery label on the reverse, 1943 image: 10¼ by 13½ in. (26 by 34.3 cm.) frame: 20¼ by 23 in. (51.4 by 58.4 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 12, 2023
Ruth Bernhard. Double nude study
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
BERNHARD, RUTH (1905–2006) [Double nude study], 1962, apparently vintage. Platinum or platinum-palladium print, 9 5/8 x 7 inches (244 x 180 mm), dry-mounted, signed in pencil on mount recto (l.r.), verso signed, dated and annotated by the artist in pencil "Vintage/1962/Ruth Bernhard/Agfa E/4/One of 3 or 4." Slight toning noted on mount, a few minor toning defects, the verso taped to the mount. Framed. An extremely attractive image. This example was sold at Sotheby's October 12, 2000, lot 265 (described there as a gelatin silver print).
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 28, 2023
Ruth Bernhard Starshell, 1943
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Ruth Bernhard Starshell, 1943 Gelatin silver print, printed later, signed, titled and dated in pencil on the mount verso. image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (19 x 24.1cm.) mount: 11 x 14in. (28 x 35.6cm.)
Hindman