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Ruth Bernhard

German/America · 1905–2006

Ruth Bernhard was a German-born American photographer. (Wikipedia)

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103lots offered2008–2026years recorded84%sold (83)$3.3kSign up free to seemedian price

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Draped TorsoPhillips · Apr 2014$15,000≈ £9,020≈ €10,877Sign up to see
In the Box- HorizontalPhillips · Apr 2014$15,000≈ £9,020≈ €10,877Sign up to see
In the Box - horizontalPhillips · Apr 2016$13,750≈ £9,634≈ €12,083Sign up to see

Ruth Bernhard’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (99 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Ruth Bernhard, Silk, 1968, Gelatin silver print, prined later — Silk, 1968
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026
€3,302Sign up free to see

Nude In the Box, Horizontal, 1962
Brunk Auctions · Apr 23, 2026
$1,200Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, The Eternal Body (Portfolio), 1946-67, photograph — The Eternal Body (Portfolio), 1946-67
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$11,520Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, 'Wet Silk', 1938, Gelatin silver print — 'Wet Silk', 1938
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$4,096Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, 'Draped Torso', 1962, Gelatin silver print — 'Draped Torso', 1962
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$2,432Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, 'Sand Dune', 1967, Gelatin silver print — 'Sand Dune', 1967
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, 'Perspective II', 1967, Gelatin silver print — 'Perspective II', 1967
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$3,072Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Classic Torso, gelatin silver print — Classic Torso
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 1, 2025
$2,540Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Sand Dune, gelatin silver print — Sand Dune
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 1, 2025
$1,651Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, gelatin silver print — Perspective II
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$5,715Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Classic Torso, platinum palladium print — Classic Torso
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$1,778Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Draped Torso, gelatin silver print — Draped Torso
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$1,397Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Configuration S.F., 1962, vintage gelatin silver print — Configuration S.F., 1962
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2025
$3,810Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, 'Hips - Horizontal', 1975, Gelatin silver print — 'Hips - Horizontal', 1975
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$2,816Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, 'Eighth Street Theater - N.Y.', 1946, Gelatin silver print — 'Eighth Street Theater - N.Y.', 1946
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$3,328Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Rockport Nude, 1947, Platinum print — Rockport Nude, 1947
Barridoff Auctions · Mar 29, 2025
$1,500Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, CLASSIC TORSO WITH HANDS, 1952, 1952, lifetime gelatin silver print on Kodak paper — CLASSIC TORSO WITH HANDS, 1952, 1952
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 31, 2024
£756Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, HIP HORIZONTAL, 1975, 1975, lifetime gelatin silver print on Kodak paper — HIP HORIZONTAL, 1975, 1975
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 31, 2024
£756Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, TWO FORMS, 1963, 1963, lifetime gelatin silver print on Kodak paper — TWO FORMS, 1963, 1963
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 31, 2024
£630Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, platinum palladium print — Perspective II
Bonhams · Jul 25, 2024
$2,560Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, palladium print — Perspective II
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$2,268Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Two Leaves, 1952, gelatin silver print — Two Leaves, 1952
Phillips · Apr 15, 2024
£254Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Starshell, New York, gelatin silver print — Starshell, New York
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$693Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, 'Rockport-Nude', 1947, Gelatin silver print — 'Rockport-Nude', 1947
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2023
$1,088Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Skull and Rosary, 1945, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Skull and Rosary, 1945
Phillips · Oct 10, 2023
$826Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Gift of the Commonplace, San Francisco: Joseph G. Folberg and Vision Editions, 1994. Ten platinum-palladium prints — Gift of the Commonplace
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$2,413Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Oregon Coast,, 1968, Gelatin silver print — Oregon Coast,, 1968
Clarke Auction Gallery · Mar 19, 2023
$250Sign up free to see

Enigma
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$800Sign up free to see

Nude
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$2,600Sign up free to see

Sand Dune, 1967
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$2,200Sign up free to see

Perspective II, 1967
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$1,600Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, In the Box, Horizontal, 1962, Gelatin silver print, printed later — In the Box, Horizontal, 1962
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$8,820Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Hips Horizontal, gelatin silver print mounted to board — Hips Horizontal
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$1,500Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Embryo, 1934, photograph — Embryo, 1934
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021
€1,800Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, In the Box-vertical, 1962, photograph — In the Box-vertical, 1962
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021
€2,000Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Classic Torso, 1952, gelatin silver print — Classic Torso, 1952
Michaan's Auctions · Dec 18, 2020
$3,900Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Symbiosis, 1970, gelatin silver print — Symbiosis, 1970
Michaan's Auctions · Dec 18, 2020
$1,200Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Dark Torso, 1971, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — Dark Torso, 1971
Grisebach · Jul 9, 2020
€4,375Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Nude in the Box — Nude in the Box
Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2019
$5,938Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, 1967, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Perspective II, 1967
Phillips · Jun 7, 2019
$7,500Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, In the Box - Horizontal, 1962, Gelatin silver print, printed later — In the Box - Horizontal, 1962
Phillips · Jun 7, 2019
$8,750Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Angel Wings — Angel Wings
Rago Auctions · May 4, 2019
$1,250Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Rain Window — Rain Window
Rago Auctions · May 4, 2019
$2,000Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Hips Horizontal, 1975, gelatin silver print — Hips Horizontal, 1975
Wright · Jan 17, 2019
$3,500Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Two Forms, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Two Forms, 1963
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$5,625Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Draped Torso with Hands, platinum/palladium print — Draped Torso with Hands
Wright · Jul 19, 2018
$6,250Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, 1967, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — Perspective II, 1967
Grisebach · May 30, 2018
€8,125Sign up free to see

Ruth Bernhard, Perspective II, 1967, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Perspective II, 1967
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$10,625Sign up free to see