# Ruth Kerkovius - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-18T22:18:22.977Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 64
- Lots with prices: 21
- First auction date: 2009-05-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-03
- Median realised price: $70
- Price range: $10 to $812

## Market Takeaway
Ruth Kerkovius has 64 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $70. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($70\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($40 to $117\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 100% (21 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $50
- Previous 12 months median: $85
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-03
- Days since latest sale: 135
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- RoGallery: 32 lots
- Bremo Auctions: 4 lots
- Houston Antique Auction LLC: 4 lots
- Litchfield Auctions: 3 lots
- Weschler's: 3 lots
- SUSANIN'S: 2 lots
- Abell Auction: 1 lots
- Braswell Galleries: 1 lots
- Charlton Hall: 1 lots
- Concept Art Gallery: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-24 | RUTH KERKOVIUS \(Germany/New York, 1921\-2007\), Three abstracts:, Color etchings, sheets from 15" x 11" to 21.5" x 27.5". Unframed. | Sandwich Auction House | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-kerkovius-germany-new-york-1921-2007-three-abstracts-color-etchings-sheets-from-15-x-11-to-21-5-x-27-5-unframed-650-c-6034c81b32
2. 2025-02-11 | Ruth Kerkovius \(Latvian/American 1921\-2007\), In Gardens II, Etching and Aquatint, Signed l.r., Titled l.c., Numbered 7/25 and Dated '63 l.l., Frame: 27 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. \(69.2 x 51.4 cm.\) | Weschler's | $85
3. 2026-02-03 | Ruth Kerkovius \(German/American 1921\-2007\), "The Cradle", signed, numbered 5/35 and dated '68 and "Gallop", signed, inscribed A/P and dated '72, Each an etching in color, Frame: 12 1/2 x 11 in. \(31.8 x 27.9 cm.\) | Weschler's | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-kerkovius-german-american-1921-2007-the-cradle-signed-numbered-5-35-and-dated-68-and-gallop-signed-inscribed-a-p-and-dated-72-each-an-etching-in-color-frame-12-1-2-x-11-in-31-8-x-27-9-cm-176-c-e3663abd23
4. 2025-10-10 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, THOSE GLOWING POPLARS, INTAGLIO ETCHING | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-kerkovius-those-glowing-poplars-intaglio-etching-112-c-43b4be3841
5. 2025-05-22 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, YOUNG LEAVES OF MAY, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
6. 2025-04-03 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, FARMHOUSE IN PROVENCE, ETCHING | RoGallery | N/A
7. 2024-11-13 | RUTH KERKOVIUS \(Germany/New York, 1921\-2007\), Three abstracts:, Color etchings, sheets from 15" x 11" to 21.5" x 27.5". Unframed. | Eldred's | N/A
8. 2024-10-10 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, YOUNG LEAVES OF MAY, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
9. 2024-05-22 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, YOUNG LEAVES OF MAY, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
10. 2023-10-20 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, IN MY FATHER'S GARDEN, ETCHING WITH AQUATINT | RoGallery | $200
11. 2023-09-14 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, EARLY ONE MORNING, ETCHING | RoGallery | N/A
12. 2023-08-11 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, IN MY FATHER'S GARDEN, ETCHING WITH AQUATINT | RoGallery | N/A
13. 2023-04-22 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, IN MY FATHER'S GARDEN, ETCHING WITH AQUATINT | RoGallery | N/A
14. 2023-03-28 | RUTH KERKOVIUS, FARMHOUSE IN PROVENCE, ETCHING, SIGNED, NUMBERED, AND TITLED IN PENCIL | RoGallery | $175
15. 2023-03-02 | Ruth Kerkovius \(1879\-1970\): Venice | Abell Auction | $100
16. 2022-11-05 | Ruth Kerkovius, Those Glowing Poplars, Intaglio Etching | RoGallery | N/A
17. 2022-08-10 | Ruth Kerkovius, Those Glowing Poplars, Intaglio Etching | RoGallery | N/A
18. 2022-04-19 | Ruth Kerkovius, Those Glowing Poplars, Intaglio Etching | RoGallery | N/A
19. 2021-11-28 | Ruth Kerkovius, Those Glowing Poplars, Intaglio Etching | RoGallery | N/A
20. 2021-09-14 | Ruth Kerkovius, A Farmer's Country, Lithograph in Color, 1972, 6/30, Framed: 10\-1/2 x 27\-1/2 inches | Weschler's | $55
21. 2021-06-05 | Ruth Kerkovius Signed Limited Edition Lithograph | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $55
22. 2021-05-28 | Ruth Kerkovius, Those Glowing Poplars, Intaglio Etching | RoGallery | N/A
23. 2021-04-21 | RUTH KERKOVIUS Signed Woodcut 1976 | The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. | $100
24. 2021-03-06 | Ruth Kerkovius, In My Father's Garden, Etching with Aquatint | RoGallery | N/A

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