What is a Ruth Thorne-Thomsen photograph worth?
1943–2025 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 7 works by Ruth Thorne-Thomsen with a published auction price sold between $694Sign up free to see and $1,508Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,008Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,008Sign up free to see across 7 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,008Sign up free to see across 5 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen prices by medium
- Auction results
- 7
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2015–2025
- Median price
- $1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.2kSign up free to see Two works, Wright, May 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 7 | $694–$1.5kSign up free to see | $1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Wright (2), Rago Auctions (2), Phillips (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Ruth Thorne-Thomsen sales
- River Nepenthe, Colorado (from the Views from the Shoreline series), gelatin silver print — $762Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 21, 2025
- Untitled (Blimp) Mexico (from the Expedition series), toned bromoil gelatin silver print — $1,016Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 27, 2025
- Two works, gelatin silver print — $2,159Sign up free to see, Wright, May 28, 2025
- Lullaby: Songs of the Sea, gelatin silver print — $1,008Sign up free to see, Wright, Oct 27, 2023
- Two Works from the Expedition Series: Bi-plane, gelatin silver print — $500Sign up free to see, Brunk Auctions, Oct 13, 2022
- Geometric Lady, California from Expeditions, 1982 and Señora Flora, New Mexico from View from the Shoreline, Two gelatin silver prints — $2,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 1, 2019
- Flora Bell; Leda, from Views of the Shoreline Series, Two gelatin silver prints, each signed — $625Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 26, 2015
Questions about Ruth Thorne-Thomsen prices
What is a Ruth Thorne-Thomsen photograph worth?
Based on 7 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Ruth Thorne-Thomsen have sold for a median of $1,008, and half of them sold between $694 and $1,508. For photographs alone the median is $1,008 (7 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Ruth Thorne-Thomsen sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $2,159 for “Two works” at Wright in May 2025.
How often do Ruth Thorne-Thomsen works sell at auction?
100% of the 7 lots recorded between 2015 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Ruth Thorne-Thomsen photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 7 auction results for Ruth Thorne-Thomsen between 2015 and 2025, and 7 of them sold (100%).
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