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Gift of the Commonplace by Ruth Bernhard, San Francisco: Joseph G. Folberg and Vision Editions, 1994. Ten platinum-palladium prints, sold Apr 2016Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗

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Gift of the Commonplace

Ruth Bernhard (German/America, 1905–2006)

$10,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £7,007≈ €8,787

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Medium
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As published: “San Francisco: Joseph G. Folberg and Vision Editions, 1994. Ten platinum-palladium prints”
Edition
32/40
Signed / inscribed
Signed in pencil in the margin
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
Each approximately 6 x 7 3/4 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm) or the reverse
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Photographs (NY040116)
Date
April 4, 2016
Location
New York
Lot
263
Estimate
$8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £5,605 – £8,408) (≈ €7,030 – €10,545)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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