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German/America · 1905–2006 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 79 of 103 lots (77% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Ruth Bernhard: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1930s44$2.3kSign upPhotograph
1940s149$1.5kSign upPhotograph
1950s129$4.4kSign upPhotograph
1960s3628$6.3kSign upPhotograph
1970s1310$3.3kSign upPhotograph

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1930s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$2.3kSign up
Average
$2.4kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 9.5 in (26 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (4)
Subjects
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1940s 14 works

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9 of 14
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$2.8kSign up
Typical size
13 × 9.5 in (34 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (14)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1), Beach scenes (1), Abstract (1)
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1950s 12 works

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9 of 12
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$4.3kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 10.5 in (34 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (12)
Subjects
—

1960s 36 works

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28 of 36
Median
$6.3kSign up
Average
$6.5kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 13 in (24 × 33 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (34), Lithograph (1), Other (1)
Subjects
Sea & coast (1)
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…and 12 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 13 works

Sold
10 of 13
Median
$3.3kSign up
Average
$3.8kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 10.5 in (22 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (13)
Subjects
—
Show 1 more (1970s)

Creation date not recorded

24 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 11 works

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11 of 11
Median
$5.9kSign up
Average
$6kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 8 in (19 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (8), Other (3)
Subjects
Abstract (1)
Show 5 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 13 works

Sold
12 of 13
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 9.5 in (19 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (13)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ruth Bernhard auction results →