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Ruth Orkin Photographs: Auction Prices

1921–1985

ArtSell has recorded 55 auction results for Ruth Orkin photographs between 2007 and 2026, and 42 of them sold (76%). The median price realised is $4.4kSign up free to see across 42 priced sales; the middle half sold for $2.8kSign up free to see–$9.7kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $40.3kSign up free to see for American Girl in Italy at Grisebach in November 2007. The houses with the most results are Phillips (37), Lempertz (4) and Grisebach (4).

€27,370≈ $40,338≈ £19,563Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumAmerican Girl in ItalyGrisebach55auction results2007–2026years recorded76%sold$4.4kSign up free to seemedian price

Ruth Orkin photographs: key figures

Auction results
55
Sold rate
76%
Active at auction
2007–2026
Median price
$4.4kSign up free to see
Record price
$40.3kSign up free to see American Girl in Italy, Grisebach, Nov 2007

Top auction houses: Phillips (37), Lempertz (4), Grisebach (4)

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  1. Man in Rain, W. 88th St., N.Y.C. by Ruth Orkin, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2026
    Man in Rain, W. 88th St., N.Y.C., 1952
    Photograph
    12 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (31.8 x 21.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 237
    $3,354≈ £2,495≈ €2,864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Holiday Lights at Tavern-on-the Green, Central Park and 5th Ave. by Ruth Orkin, 1976, Chromogenic print, sold Apr 2026
    Holiday Lights at Tavern-on-the Green, Central Park and 5th Ave., 1976
    Photograph
    12 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (31.4 x 47 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 236
    $2,838≈ £2,111≈ €2,423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. American Girl in Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2026
    American Girl in Italy, 1951
    Photograph
    12 1/8 x 18 1/2 in. (30.8 x 47 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 56
    $14,080≈ £10,489≈ €12,050Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, gelatin silver print, sold Nov 2025
    American Girl in Italy, Florence
    Photograph
    13¼ h x 19¼ w in (34 x 49 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 251
    $7,920≈ £6,062≈ €6,892Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Young Married Couple, NYC (8th avenue and 14th street) by Ruth Orkin, 1949, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2025
    Young Married Couple, NYC (8th avenue and 14th street), 1949
    Photograph
    7 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (18.4 x 21 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 313
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Boy & Fence, Central Park Reservoir by Ruth Orkin, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2025
    Boy & Fence, Central Park Reservoir, 1954
    Photograph
    9 x 13 1/4 in. (22.9 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 312
    $3,870≈ £2,894≈ €3,333Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Selected Images of Ice Skaters by Ruth Orkin, 1948, Four gelatin silver prints, offered Apr 2025
    Selected Images of Ice Skaters, 1948
    Photograph
    Each approximately 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 209
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2025
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    8 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (21.6 x 32.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 18
    $16,510≈ £12,754≈ €15,283Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Sunrise Over the Tavern and Sheep Meadow by Ruth Orkin, Chromogenic print, offered Feb 2025
    Sunrise Over the Tavern and Sheep Meadow
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 9 in
    Nadeau's Auction Gallery · · Lot 389
    Result not publishedEst. $200–400View at Nadeau's Auction Gallery ↗
  10. Tired Little Boy Outside Circus at Madison Square Garden, circa 1940
    Photograph
    image 12-5/8 x 8-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 26
    $1,100≈ £870≈ €1,046HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  11. American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Mural-sized gelatin silver print, printed 1980, sold Oct 2024
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy, 1951
    Photograph
    32 x 47 3/8 in. (81.3 x 120.3 cm) Overall 48 x 63 1/4 in. (121.9 x 160.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 219
    $9,525≈ £7,279≈ €8,693Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Robert Capa at Magnum luncheon, Paris 1951 by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed in the late 1950s on double-weight glossy paper, sold Jun 2024
    Robert Capa at Magnum luncheon, Paris 1951, 1951
    Photograph · Paper
    23,9 x 17,3 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 50
    €900≈ $978≈ £765HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,600–1,800View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  13. Penn Station, New York by Ruth Orkin, circa 1950-1960s, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2024
    Penn Station, New York, circa 1950-1960s
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (19.4 x 16.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 431
    $2,286≈ £1,809≈ €2,109Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Man in Rain, W. 88th St. by Ruth Orkin, 1952, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2024
    Man in Rain, W. 88th St., 1952
    Photograph
    12 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (32.1 x 21 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 430
    $4,445≈ £3,517≈ €4,100Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. My Bike in San Francisco by Ruth Orkin, 1939, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    My Bike in San Francisco, 1939
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (19.1 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 55
    $2,794≈ £2,273≈ €2,635Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. My bike shadow & me on a San Francisco Hill by Ruth Orkin, 1938, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    My bike shadow & me on a San Francisco Hill, 1938
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19.1 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 54
    $6,985≈ £5,683≈ €6,587Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Woody Allen at the Metropolitan Museum by Ruth Orkin, gelatin silver print, sold Aug 2023
    Woody Allen at the Metropolitan Museum
    Photograph
    13⅜ h x 10 w in (34 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 272
    $630≈ £493≈ €574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  18. Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    sheet 16 x 20 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 803
    $6,000≈ £4,821≈ €5,551HammerSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  19. American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Mural-sized gelatin silver print, printed prior to 1985, sold Apr 2023
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy, 1951
    Photograph · ed. 23/25
    32 x 47 1/2 in. (81.3 x 120.7 cm) Overall 46 x 62 in. (116.8 x 157.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 158
    $15,240≈ £12,210≈ €13,980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Man in Rain, West 88th Street, New York City by Ruth Orkin, 1952, Gelatin silver print, sold Feb 2023
    Man in Rain, West 88th Street, New York City, 1952
    Photograph
    13 x 8 3/4in (33 x 22.5cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 139
    $485≈ £400≈ €455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $750–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
  21. White Stoops, New York City by Ruth Orkin, 1952, Posthumous gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2022
    White Stoops, New York City, 1952
    Photograph
    25.3 x 31.9 cm (27.8 x 35.7 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 582
    €1,512≈ $1,593≈ £1,298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
  22. White Trees, Central Park South by Ruth Orkin, 1958, Chromogenic print, printed 1978, sold Nov 2022
    White Trees, Central Park South, 1958
    Photograph
    46 x 30.5 cm (18 1/8 x 12 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    £3,024≈ $3,599≈ €3,457Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980, sold Nov 2022
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    30 x 46.5 cm (11 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 24
    £8,190≈ $9,748≈ €9,362Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Mural-sized gelatin silver print, printed prior to 1985, offered Oct 2022
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy, 1951
    Photograph · ed. 23/25
    32 x 47 1/2 in. (81.3 x 120.7 cm) Overall 46 x 62 in. (116.8 x 157.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 101
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Watching Princess Margaret pass during Armistice Day ceremonies, London, November by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Watching Princess Margaret pass during Armistice Day ceremonies, London, November, 1951
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.8 x 34.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Fire Hydrant (mother and child) by Ruth Orkin, 1940s, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Fire Hydrant (mother and child), 1940s
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (23.8 x 15.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 99
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. The Card Players, New York City by Ruth Orkin, 1947, Five gelatin silver prints, each flush-mounted, likely printed in the 1950s, sold Oct 2021
    The Card Players, New York City, 1947
    Photograph
    Each approximately 10 5/8 x 16 in. (27 x 40.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 85
    $32,760≈ £24,090≈ €28,334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, offered Oct 2021
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    11 x 16 1/4 in. (27.9 x 41.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 77
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. American Girl in Florence, Italy
    Photograph
    19 x 13 1/4 in. Framed 22 x 28 1/2 in.
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 30
    $3,900≈ £2,826≈ €3,311Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  30. Einstein at Princeton Luncheon by Ruth Orkin, gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Einstein at Princeton Luncheon
    Photograph
    14 h x 11 w in (36 x 28 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 148
    $5,000≈ £3,860≈ €4,255Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  31. Sunlit streets in the Sixties, N.Y.C. by Ruth Orkin, 1977, Chromogenic print, printed later, sold Oct 2019
    Sunlit streets in the Sixties, N.Y.C., 1977
    Photograph
    12 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (30.8 x 46.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 175
    $2,250≈ £1,837≈ €2,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. American Girl in Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Jun 2019
    American Girl in Italy, 1951
    Photograph
    12 7/8 x 19 5/8 in. (32.7 x 49.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 50
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Looking Across Sheep Meadow Toward Central Park South, New York City by Ruth Orkin, 1958, Chromogenic print, printed later, offered Oct 2018
    Looking Across Sheep Meadow Toward Central Park South, New York City, 1958
    Photograph
    12 3/4 x 18 7/8 in. (32.4 x 47.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 89
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  34. View From My Window, Central Park South 1956 and Philharmonic Concert, Sheep Meadow, Central Park by Ruth Orkin, 1975, Two gelatin silver prints, sold Oct 2018
    View From My Window, Central Park South 1956 and Philharmonic Concert, Sheep Meadow, Central Park, 1975
    Photograph
    Each approximately 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (24.1 x 34.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 88
    $5,000≈ £3,851≈ €4,347Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. American Girl in Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980, offered Apr 2018
    American Girl in Italy, 1952
    Photograph
    11 3/4 x 18 5/8 in. (29.8 x 47.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 65
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Man in Rain, W. 88th St., N.Y.C. by Ruth Orkin, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2018
    Man in Rain, W. 88th St., N.Y.C., 1952
    Photograph
    12 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (31.8 x 21.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Plaza and Baseball in Central Park by Ruth Orkin, 1979, Chromogenic print, sold Oct 2017
    Plaza and Baseball in Central Park, 1979
    Photograph
    18 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (47.9 x 32.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 316
    $5,250≈ £3,966≈ €4,467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980, sold Apr 2017
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    12 x 18 5/8 in. (30.5 x 47.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 238
    $15,000≈ £12,059≈ €14,083Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. American girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Posthumous gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2016
    American girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    33.3 x 49.2 cm (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 111
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  40. Holiday Lights at Tavern-on-the Green, Central Park and 5th Ave. by Ruth Orkin, 1976, Chromogenic print, sold Oct 2016
    Holiday Lights at Tavern-on-the Green, Central Park and 5th Ave., 1976
    Photograph
    12 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (31.8 x 47 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 85
    $3,000≈ £2,359≈ €2,676Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, sold Jun 2016
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    20,4 × 30,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2109
    €3,375≈ $3,771≈ £2,611Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–4,500View at Grisebach ↗
  42. Looking Across Sheep Meadow Toward Central Park South, New York City by Ruth Orkin, 1958, Chromogenic print, printed 1981, sold Apr 2016
    Looking Across Sheep Meadow Toward Central Park South, New York City, 1958
    Photograph
    12 3/4 x 19 in. (32.4 x 48.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 228
    $4,375≈ £3,065≈ €3,844Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980, flush-mounted, sold Apr 2016
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    12 x 18 3/4 in. (30.5 x 47.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 172
    $11,250≈ £7,883≈ €9,886Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2015
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    8 x 11 7/8 in. (20.3 x 30.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 240
    $6,250≈ £4,091≈ €5,554Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Dark Clouds over 5th Ave., N.Y.C. by Ruth Orkin, 1981, Chromogenic print, sold Oct 2015
    Dark Clouds over 5th Ave., N.Y.C., 1981
    Photograph
    12 1/4 x 18 3/8 in. (31.1 x 46.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 59
    $2,500≈ £1,636≈ €2,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Einstein at Princeton Luncheon by Ruth Orkin, 1953, Gelatin silver print, printed, sold May 2015
    Einstein at Princeton Luncheon, 1953
    Photograph
    33.2 x 25.3 cm (35.2 x 27.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 67
    €1,488≈ $1,632≈ £1,070Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  47. American girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed, sold May 2015
    American girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    32.6 x 48.7 cm (40.4 x 50.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 66
    €3,100≈ $3,401≈ £2,229Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  48. Mist over Sheep Meadow, NYC by Ruth Orkin, 1971, Chromogenic print, printed later, sold Apr 2015
    Mist over Sheep Meadow, NYC, 1971
    Photograph
    12 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (32.4 x 49.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 195
    $1,750≈ £1,182≈ €1,616Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. American Girl in Italy, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979-1980, sold Oct 2014
    American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
    Photograph
    11 1/2 x 17 5/8 in. (29.2 x 44.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 174
    $12,500≈ £7,718≈ €9,918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. American Girl in Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Silbergelatineabzug, 1980, sold May 2014
    American Girl in Italy, 1951
    Photograph
    33,3 × 49,1 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2131
    €11,250≈ $15,309≈ £9,141Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Grisebach ↗

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