Ruth Orkin

American Girl in Florence, Italy

Found at Bonhams, New York
Photographs by Ruth OrkinA Centennial Celebration, Lot 49
2. Feb - 2. Feb 2021

Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX

Description

Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985)
American Girl in Florence, Italy, 1951
Oversized gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on box mount and printed later, signed, titled and dated in ink on the recto; accompanied by an exhibition catalogue, Ruth Orkin, An American Girl in Italy: The Making of A Classic, Orkin Archive/ Howard Greenberg Gallery, September 16 - October 22, 2005.
sheet /flush-mount 31 3/4 x 48in (80.7 x 122cm)
box-mount dimensions 31 3/4 x 48 x 1 3/4in (80.7 x 122 x 4.4cm)

A top price for Ruth Orkin

This artwork by Ruth Orkin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in New York in February 2021. In the Photographs by Ruth OrkinA Centennial Celebration auction, the work American Girl in Florence, Italy sold for USD 52,812.50 (€ 43,671.96) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. This high result makes American Girl in Florence, Italy the most expensive artwork by Ruth Orkin that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Ruth Orkin

Dieses Kunstwerk von Ruth Orkin erzielte im Februar 2021 bei Bonhams in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs by Ruth OrkinA Centennial Celebration wurde die Arbeit American Girl in Florence, Italy für USD 52.812,50 (€ 43.671,96) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht American Girl in Florence, Italy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ruth Orkin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.