Bonhams: Photographs by Ruth Orkin - bidstart 1/22
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Photographs by Ruth Orkin - bidstart 1/22 | Total Sales (USD) | 176,353.00 |
Auction Date | February 02, 2021 - February 02, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 95,400.00 |
Sale Number | #26725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 139,900.00 |
Total Lots | 54 | ||
Sold Lots | 33 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 173,200.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 61.11% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 251,900.00 |
Unsold Lots | 21 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 70.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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49 | Ruth Orkin | American Girl in Florence, Italy |
1951 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 52,812.00 |
2 | Ruth Orkin | American Girl in Florence, Piazza Republica, Italy |
1951, printed later | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,750.00 |
26 | Ruth Orkin | Albert Einstein, Princeton Luncheon, New Jersey |
1953, printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 11,475.00 |
46 | Ruth Orkin | From My Window, West 88th Street, New York City |
early 1950's, printed c. 1970 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,837.00 |
42 | Ruth Orkin | Man in Rain, West 88th Street, New York City |
1952, printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 8,287.00 |
45 | Ruth Orkin | Just before a Windstorm in Greenwich Village 2 |
1949, the first printed c. 1970 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,650.00 |
10 | Ruth Orkin | Couple in MG, Florence, Italy |
1951, printed later | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,100.00 |
21 | Ruth Orkin | "Famous Malted Milk"/ Coca Cola Sign, Times Square |
c.1950, printed later | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,845.00 |
28 | Ruth Orkin | Mother and Daughter, Penn Station |
, printed later | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,462.00 |
34 | Ruth Orkin | Brothers, Hyde Park |
1955, printed c. 1955 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,462.00 |
44 | Ruth Orkin | Seawall, Tel Aviv |
1951, printed c. 1970 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,825.00 |
31 | Ruth Orkin | Three Boys on Suitcases, Penn Station |
1947, printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,570.00 |
32 | Ruth Orkin | Tired Little Boy Crying Outside Circus, New York City |
1948, printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,570.00 |
43 | Ruth Orkin | Boy Jumping into the Hudson River, New York City |
1948, printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,570.00 |
8 | Ruth Orkin | Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square, New York City |
1935, printed c. 1970 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,187.00 |
37 | Ruth Orkin | Comic Book Readers |
1947, printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,187.00 |
41 | Ruth Orkin | From My Window, West 88th Street, New York City |
early 1950s, printed c. 1970 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,187.00 |
48 | Ruth Orkin | Israel, Children on the Beach |
1951, printed 1951 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,187.00 |
3 | Ruth Orkin | Vee Carson Walking Down MGM's Main Street |
1948, printed before 1985 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,805.00 |
40 | Ruth Orkin | Boy Gazing at Father at Penn Station |
1947, printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,805.00 |
47 | Ruth Orkin | Beneath the Pantheon, Rome, Women Feeding Cats |
1951, printed c. 1951 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,805.00 |
4 | Ruth Orkin | Silhouette, Ruth Orkin on San Francisco Hill, First Youth Hostel Trip |
1938, printed c. 1970 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,550.00 |
23 | Ruth Orkin | Charles James with Models, New York City |
1950, printed later | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,295.00 |
36 | Ruth Orkin | Marlon Brando on the set of "Julius Caesar" |
1953, printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,295.00 |
11 | Ruth Orkin | Jinx in Goggles, Florence |
1951, printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,912.00 |