# Ruth Orkin - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T23:29:17.086Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 327
- Lots with prices: 202
- First auction date: 1994-09-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-28
- Median realised price: $2,500
- Price range: $5 to $53,125

## Market Takeaway
Ruth Orkin shows deep auction liquidity with 316 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-05.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,100 and $6,000.
- 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: 22.8% (45 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 65% (128 sales)
- $10,000\+: 12.2% (24 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 16
- Previous 12 months sales: 21
- Recent 12 months median: $350
- Previous 12 months median: $1,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-05
- Days since latest sale: 105
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 80 lots
- Christie's: 44 lots
- Phillips: 31 lots
- La Belle Epoque Auction House: 25 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 25 lots
- Sotheby's: 20 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 15 lots
- Hindman: 10 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 7 lots
- Auctionata US: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-28 | Ruth Orkin, A Photo Journal \[SIGNED 1981 1ST EDITION\] | Bucklin | $160 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-a-photo-journal-signed-1981-1st-edition-475-c-34bfa04780
2. 2025-11-05 | RUTH ORKIN \- VIEW OF CENTRAL PARK | Litchfield Auctions | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-view-of-central-park-525-c-41e1571d24
3. 2025-11-04 | Ruth Orkin, American Girl in Italy, Florence | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-girl-in-italy-florence-251-c-18acda3195
4. 2025-10-29 | Ruth Orkin \(American, 1921\-1985\), White Stoops, New York City, 1952 | Sloane Street Auctions | £750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-white-stoops-new-york-city-1952-338-c-2e08f643da
5. 2025-09-13 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, 260,000 Holiday Lights in Front of Tavern on the Green, 1976, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-260-000-holiday-lights-in-front-of-tavern-on-the-green-1976-chromogenic-print-170-c-9ac4f778eb
6. 2025-09-13 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Clouds Over Upper Fifth Ave, NYC, 1978, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-clouds-over-upper-fifth-ave-nyc-1978-chromogenic-print-171-c-54847df9d5
7. 2025-09-13 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Same Corner Four Months Later, New York, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-same-corner-four-months-later-new-york-chromogenic-print-172-c-2e9469997a
8. 2025-07-27 | RUTH ORKIN \(AMERICAN, 1921\-1985\) \[2 WORKS\]. | Clarke Auction Gallery | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-2-works-61-c-7e049aca63
9. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, All's Right With The World, 1970's, Photograph | La Belle Epoque Auction House | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-all-s-right-with-the-world-1970-s-photograph-75-c-3394c9fa7f
10. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981, Photograph | La Belle Epoque Auction House | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-black-clouds-over-fifth-avenue-1981-photograph-74-c-22d4e59850
11. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, 260,000 Holiday Lights in Front of Tavern on the Green, 1976, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-260-000-holiday-lights-in-front-of-tavern-on-the-green-1976-chromogenic-print-73-c-ca24fc6b63
12. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Clouds Over Upper Fifth Ave, NYC, 1978, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-clouds-over-upper-fifth-ave-nyc-1978-chromogenic-print-72-c-63d432ebb3
13. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, An Italian Hilltown, NYC, 1980, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-an-italian-hilltown-nyc-1980-chromogenic-print-71-c-4b54313a2a
14. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Pink Sunset, NY, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-pink-sunset-ny-chromogenic-print-70-c-7cb4959ab6
15. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Orange Sunrise, North End of Central Park, Photograph | La Belle Epoque Auction House | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-orange-sunrise-north-end-of-central-park-photograph-69-c-b784374b04
16. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Little Pink Clouds, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-little-pink-clouds-chromogenic-print-68-c-07848aa89e
17. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Waiting for the Bus, New York, Photograph | La Belle Epoque Auction House | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-waiting-for-the-bus-new-york-photograph-67-c-87c4795b03
18. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Same Corner Four Months Later, New York, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-same-corner-four-months-later-new-york-chromogenic-print-66-c-4684d72a35
19. 2025-05-31 | Ruth Orkin, American 1921\-1985, Buried Cars, New York, Chromogenic Print | La Belle Epoque Auction House | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-american-1921-1985-buried-cars-new-york-chromogenic-print-65-c-c744b33a5e
20. 2025-05-20 | Ruth Orkin Framed Poster\*\* 39”x 27 | Apple Tree Auction Center | $5 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-framed-poster-39-x-27-3314-c-4c649b4925
21. 2025-05-08 | RUTH ORKIN \(1921\-1985\) Ethel Waters, Carson McCullers, and Julie Harris at the Opening Night Party for "The Member of The Wedding," N.Y | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,875 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-1921-1985-ethel-waters-carson-mccullers-and-julie-harris-at-the-opening-night-party-for-the-member-of-the-wedding-n-y-141-c-66b653fe3d
22. 2025-05-08 | RUTH ORKIN \(1921\-1985\) Strange Green Mist over Central Park. December 1982. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-1921-1985-strange-green-mist-over-central-park-december-1982-122-c-5e8a3f80b9
23. 2025-05-08 | RUTH ORKIN \(1921\-1985\) Autumn in Manhattan.1980; printed before 1983. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-1921-1985-autumn-in-manhattan-1980-printed-before-1983-121-c-5221cbcf56
24. 2025-02-13 | RUTH ORKIN \(1921\-1985\) Rainbow over the Carlyle. 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-orkin-1921-1985-rainbow-over-the-carlyle-1980-65-c-acf451eb56

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