# Ruth Bernhard - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T22:14:27.944Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 472
- Lots with prices: 334
- First auction date: 2001-10-03
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-22
- Median realised price: $3,200
- Price range: $50 to $35,000

## Market Takeaway
Ruth Bernhard shows deep auction liquidity with 452 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 21 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-14.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,600 and $6,250.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 15.7% (51 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 71.4% (232 sales)
- $10,000\+: 12.9% (42 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 21
- Previous 12 months sales: 25
- Recent 12 months median: $1,100
- Previous 12 months median: $850
- Median shift: 29.4%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-14
- Days since latest sale: 66
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 87 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 87 lots
- Christie's: 45 lots
- Sotheby's: 35 lots
- Phillips: 22 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 21 lots
- PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers: 15 lots
- Potomack Company: 12 lots
- Grisebach: 10 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 9 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-18 | 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". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-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-21-2070-c-16a5c2314c
2. 2025-10-23 | 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". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-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-21-3020-c-dbb4bf7b59
3. 2024-10-23 | Ruth Bernhard "Hand in Hand" Gelatin Silver Print | Auctions at Showplace | $2,500
4. 2024-02-22 | Lifesavers signed by Ruth Bernhard | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $2,250
5. 2024-02-15 | RUTH BERNHARD \(1905\-2006\) Nude in the Box \- Horizontal. | Swann Auction Galleries | $15,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-bernhard-1905-2006-nude-in-the-box-horizontal-132-c-1e046389eb
6. 2026-03-22 | Ruth Bernhard \(American, 1905\-2006\) | Fine Estate Inc. | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-bernhard-american-1905-2006-215-c-295a60d270
7. 2026-03-09 | Ruth Bernhard \(German, American 1905 \- 2006\). Two Forms, from the portfolio 'Ruth Bernhard 1934 \-76', 1963/1993. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-bernhard-german-american-1905-2006-two-forms-from-the-portfolio-ruth-bernhard-1934-76-1963-1993-301-c-7ad1c83809
8. 2026-03-09 | Ruth Bernhard \(German, American 1905 \- 2006\). Draped Torso with Hands, from the portfolio 'Ruth Bernhard 1934 \-76', 1962/1993. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-bernhard-german-american-1905-2006-draped-torso-with-hands-from-the-portfolio-ruth-bernhard-1934-76-1962-1993-300-c-aecbbb086b
9. 2026-03-09 | Ruth Bernhard \(German, American 1905 \- 2006\). Hips Horizontal, from the portfolio 'Ruth Bernhard 1934 \-76', 1975/1993. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-bernhard-german-american-1905-2006-hips-horizontal-from-the-portfolio-ruth-bernhard-1934-76-1975-1993-299-c-f631a88fda
10. 2026-01-08 | Two letters and a postcard from Ruth Bernhard to Dody Weston Thompson | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-two-letters-and-a-postcard-from-ruth-bernhard-to-dody-weston-thompson-290-c-bfa0a00ead
11. 2026-01-08 | 2/3 signed by Ruth Bernhard | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-2-3-signed-by-ruth-bernhard-289-c-24851d9d61
12. 2025-12-14 | Ruth Bernhard \(American, 1905\-2006\) | Fine Estate Inc. | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-bernhard-american-1905-2006-216-c-b5fde8cebd
13. 2025-12-10 | Ruth Bernhard, silver gelatin photograph | Millea Bros Ltd | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-bernhard-silver-gelatin-photograph-1279-c-3354afd36b
14. 2025-11-20 | Two letters and a postcard from Ruth Bernhard to Dody Weston Thompson | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-two-letters-and-a-postcard-from-ruth-bernhard-to-dody-weston-thompson-15-c-87f7459964
15. 2025-10-19 | Ruth Bernhard \(American, 1905\-2006\) | Fine Estate Inc. | $800
16. 2025-10-19 | Ruth Bernhard \(American, 1905\-2006\) | Fine Estate Inc. | $650
17. 2025-10-19 | Ruth Bernhard \(American, 1905\-2006\) | Fine Estate Inc. | $400
18. 2025-10-14 | Ruth Bernhard \(1905\-2006\), "Classic Nude," from "The Eternal Body" portfolio, 1952 | John Moran Auctioneers | $254
19. 2025-10-14 | Ruth Bernhard \(1905\-2006\), "Classic Nude," from "The Eternal Body" portfolio, 1952 | John Moran Auctioneers | $561
20. 2025-10-14 | Ruth Bernhard \(1905\-2006\), "Two Leaves," from "The Gift of the Commonplace" portfolio, 1952 | John Moran Auctioneers | $952
21. 2025-08-01 | Ruth Bernhard, Sand Dune | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,300
22. 2025-08-01 | Ruth Bernhard, Classic Torso | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,000
23. 2025-07-31 | Ruth Bernhard, Draped Torso | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,100
24. 2025-07-31 | Ruth Bernhard, Classic Torso | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,400

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