# Ruth Duckworth artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T15:38:02.307Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1919-04-10
- Death date: 2009-10-18
- Nationality: American
- Movements: Modernism
- Common media: Ceramics, Stoneware, Porcelain, Bronze

## Portrait

![Ruth Duckworth](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/Photo_of_Ruth_Duckworth.jpg)
Ruth Duckworth · see-source-page
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Duckworth

## About Ruth Duckworth

Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009) was a German-born sculptor and muralist who worked in England and the United States and is identified by authority records as an American artist. She is associated with modernist sculpture and became especially known for working in ceramics, including stoneware and porcelain, while also producing work in bronze. Her practice included individual sculptural objects and wall-based work, crossing the boundaries between ceramic craft and modern sculpture. Many of her sculptures are untitled, which can make material, dimensions, date, and documented history more useful identifiers than a title alone. Her best-known named work is Clouds over Lake Michigan, a wall sculpture. Collectors may consequently encounter her name in ceramic-sculpture, bronze-sculpture, and wall-sculpture listings. Stable records from Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and other library authorities help connect these works to the correct artist identity.

## Common works and media

Ruth Duckworth is associated principally with sculpture in ceramic media. Public summaries identify ceramics, stoneware, porcelain, and bronze among her materials and note that many sculptures are untitled. Auction descriptions may therefore use labels such as ceramic sculpture, porcelain sculpture, stoneware sculpture, bronze sculpture, or wall sculpture. Clouds over Lake Michigan illustrates her association with the wall-sculpture format. These descriptions identify material or form; they do not by themselves establish authorship. Appraisal research should match the actual object's medium and format to closely related public records.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should distinguish Duckworth works by medium and format before comparing auction results. Ceramic, stoneware, porcelain, and bronze objects are not automatically comparable, and a wall sculpture may belong to a different comparison group from a smaller sculptural object. Because many works are untitled, reliable record matching may depend on the description, dimensions, date, and available documentation rather than title. Public auction records can provide useful sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when examined at record level. This source pack does not support a price trend or scarcity claim, so broad averages should not replace comparisons selected for similar material, scale, and work type.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15461336
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/5733095/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/027511375
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500107318
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Duckworth
- Wikipedia: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AB_%D8%AF%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AB
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/ruth-duckworth/