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  • Ruth Orkin. 5 p.m. Winter. 1961.
    Apr. 30, 2026

    Ruth Orkin. 5 p.m. Winter. 1961.

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Ruth Orkin 1921-1985 5 p.m. Winter. 1961. Chromogenic print With Orkin's signature and title in ink on recto.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Ruth Orkin. Penn Station, couple, NYC. 1948.
    Apr. 30, 2026

    Ruth Orkin. Penn Station, couple, NYC. 1948.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Ruth Orkin 1921-1985 Penn Station, couple, NYC. 1948. Silver print With Orkin's signature, partial title, and date 1949 in ink and her credit stamp on verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Ruth Orkin. Penn Station, man reading newspaper, NYC. 1948.
    Apr. 30, 2026

    Ruth Orkin. Penn Station, man reading newspaper, NYC. 1948.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Ruth Orkin 1921-1985 Penn Station, man reading newspaper, NYC. 1948. Silver print With Orkin's signature in pencil and her credit stamp on verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Ruth Orkin. Waiting for the bus on Central Park West. 1978; printed 1983.
    Feb. 12, 2026

    Ruth Orkin. Waiting for the bus on Central Park West. 1978; printed 1983.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Ruth Orkin 1921-1985 Waiting for the bus on Central Park West. 1978; printed 1983. Chromogenic print With Orkin's signature, title, and negative date in ink on recto, and her signature, title, and negative and print dates in ink on verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Ruth Orkin. Tavern Lights. 1976.
    Feb. 12, 2026

    Ruth Orkin. Tavern Lights. 1976.

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Ruth Orkin 1921-1985 Tavern Lights. 1976. Chromogenic print With Orkin's signature and title in ink on recto.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Ruth Orkin. Sheep Meadow in Fall, Central Park. 1980; printed 1983.
    Dec. 16, 2025

    Ruth Orkin. Sheep Meadow in Fall, Central Park. 1980; printed 1983.

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    Ruth Orkin 1921-1985 Sheep Meadow in Fall, Central Park. 1980; printed 1983. Chromogenic print With the "Estate of Ruth Orkin" label with Mary Engel's signature, title, and negative and copyright dates in ink, on frame verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • RUTH ORKIN AMERICAN GIRL IN ITALY POSTER.
    Nov. 22, 2025

    RUTH ORKIN AMERICAN GIRL IN ITALY POSTER.

    Est: $20 - $30

    Framed, 27 x 39 inches.

    Casco Bay Auctions
  • RUTH ORKIN - VIEW OF CENTRAL PARK
    Nov. 05, 2025

    RUTH ORKIN - VIEW OF CENTRAL PARK

    Est: $600 - $900

    Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985) View of Central Park, NYC., Chromogenic print applied to board. Remnants of gallery label verso. Unsigned.

    Litchfield Auctions
  • Ruth Orkin, American Girl in Italy, Florence
    Nov. 04, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American Girl in Italy, Florence

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin American Girl in Italy, Florence 1951 / printed 1980 gelatin silver print image: 13.25 h x 19.25 w in (34 x 49 cm) sheet: 16 h x 19.875 w in (41 x 50 cm) Embossed signature to lower right 'Ruth Orkin'. Signed, titled and dated by the artist's daughter to artist's archive stamp to verso 'American Girl in Italy, Florence 1951 Copyright 1952/1980 May Engel'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985), White Stoops, New York City, 1952
    Oct. 29, 2025

    Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985), White Stoops, New York City, 1952

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985) White Stoops, New York City, 1952 Posthumous gelatin silver print Literature: Nadine Barth/Mary Engel (ed.), Ruth Orkin. A Photo Spirit, Berlin 2021, ill. p. 35 (here titled: White Stoops, West 88th Street, New York City) Provenance: Purchased from the Michael Hoppen Gallery Ltd, London Property of a Lady of title Dimensions: (Frame) 22 in. (H) x 27.25 in. (W) (Image) 14.5 in. (H) x 16 in. (W)

    Sloane Street Auctions
  • Ruth Orkin. American Girl in Italy (Ninalee Craig). 1951; printed 1980.
    Oct. 16, 2025

    Ruth Orkin. American Girl in Italy (Ninalee Craig). 1951; printed 1980.

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    Ruth Orkin 1921-1985 American Girl in Italy (Ninalee Craig). 1951; printed 1980. Silver print With Orkin's signature, title, and negative, copyright, and print dates in ink on recto, and her signature and copyright and print dates, the sitter's name and title, and a notation "From the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art" in pencil on verso; accompanied by the original Agfa envelope with Orkin's address label.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • RUTH ORKIN (AMERICAN, 1921-1985) [2 WORKS].
    Jul. 27, 2025

    RUTH ORKIN (AMERICAN, 1921-1985) [2 WORKS].

    Est: $500 - $700

    Two Views in NYC: (i) 'Christmas Tree in Central Park, NYC at Tavern-on-the-Green'. Chromogenic print. (ii) 'Muted Autumn'. Chromogenic print. Provenance: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive, 1998. Property of a Mamaroneck, NY estate. Dimensions: (i) Sight size: 19" h x 13.375" w. (ii) 19" h x 12.75" w. Frame: 23.50" h x 17.75" w. (ii) 23.50" h x 17.25" w.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • Ruth Orkin, All's Right With The World, 1970's, Photograph
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, All's Right With The World, 1970's, Photograph

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ruth Orkin All's Right With The World, 1970's Photograph On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Title: All's Right With The World, 1970's Copyright 1983 Executrix: Mary Engel Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44" H x 56" W Approximate Image Size: 27" H x 39.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981, Photograph
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981, Photograph

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981 Photograph On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981 Copyright 1983 Executrix: Mary Engel Frame as is. Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 25.5" H x 39.5" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44.5" H x 58.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, 260,000 Holiday Lights in Front of Tavern on the Green, 1976, Chromogenic Print
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, 260,000 Holiday Lights in Front of Tavern on the Green, 1976, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 260,000 Holiday Lights in Front of Tavern on the Green, 1976 Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 27.75" x 41.5" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44.75" H x 58.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Clouds Over Upper Fifth Ave, NYC, 1978, Chromogenic Print
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Clouds Over Upper Fifth Ave, NYC, 1978, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Clouds Over Upper Fifth Ave, NYC, 1978 Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 27.75" H x 41" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44.5" H x 58.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, An Italian Hilltown, NYC, 1980, Chromogenic Print
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, An Italian Hilltown, NYC, 1980, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 An Italian Hilltown, NYC, 1980 Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 28" H x 41.5" W Approximate Size of Piece Framed: 44.75" H x 58.75" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Pink Sunset, NY, Chromogenic Print
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Pink Sunset, NY, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Pink Sunset, NY Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 25.5" H x 40" W Approximate Size of Piece Framed: 44.5" H x 58.75" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Orange Sunrise, North End of Central Park, Photograph
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Orange Sunrise, North End of Central Park, Photograph

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Orange Sunrise, North End of Central Park Photograph On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 27" H x 39.25" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 43.5" H x 56" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Little Pink Clouds, Chromogenic Print
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Little Pink Clouds, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Little Pink Clouds Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 28" H x 41.5" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44.75" H x 58.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Buried Cars, New York, Chromogenic Print
    May. 31, 2025

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Buried Cars, New York, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Buried Cars, New York Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Title: Buried Cars NYC, 1960 Copyright 1983 Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 18.5" H x 12.5" W Approximate Size of Piece Framed: 26" H x 19.25" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Ethel Waters, Carson McCullers, and Julie Harris at the Opening Night Party for "The Member of The Wedding," N.Y
    May. 08, 2025

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Ethel Waters, Carson McCullers, and Julie Harris at the Opening Night Party for "The Member of The Wedding," N.Y

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Ethel Waters, Carson McCullers, and Julie Harris at the Opening Night Party for "The Member of The Wedding," N.Y. 1950; printed before 1971. Silver print, the image measuring 10½x13 3/8 inches (26.7x34 cm.), with Orkin's signature, title, and negative and copyright dates in pencil on verso. Provenance From the Photographer; to a New York Collector, circa 1980

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Strange Green Mist over Central Park. December 1982.
    May. 08, 2025

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Strange Green Mist over Central Park. December 1982.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Strange Green Mist over Central Park. December 1982. Chromogenic print, the image measuring 13x19 inches (33x48.3 cm.), the sheet 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Orkin's signature, title, and negative date in ink on recto, and her signature, title, and copyright date (1983) in ink on verso. Provenance From the Photographer; to a New York Collector, circa 1980 Reproduced Ruth Orkin, More Pictures from My Window (New York): (Rizzoli, (1983)

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Autumn in Manhattan.1980; printed before 1983.
    May. 08, 2025

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Autumn in Manhattan.1980; printed before 1983.

    Est: $5,000 - $7,500

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Autumn in Manhattan.1980; printed before 1983. Chromogenic print, the image measuring approximately 39¾x62½ inches (101x158.7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, flush mounted, with the "Estate of Ruth Orkin" label with Mary Engel's signature, title, and negative and copyright dates in ink, on frame verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • American Girl in Italy
    Apr. 03, 2025

    American Girl in Italy

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    Ruth Orkin 1921 - 1985 American Girl in Italy mural-sized gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, the Orkin/Engel Archive label, titled, dated, and signed by Mary Engel, the photographer's daughter, in ink and with edition '18/25' in pencil on the reverse, framed, a Fahey Klein Gallery label on the reverse image: 32½ by 47¾ (83.6 by 121.3 cm.) frame: 42¾ by 57½ in. (108.6 by 146.1 cm.) Executed in 1952, printed no later than 1985.

    Sotheby's
  • Two: Ruth Orkin (American 1921 - 1985), "Sunrise Over the Tavern and Sheep Meadow", Chromogenic print, Signed lower right Ruth Orkin, 13 1/4" x 9", "Deep Snow...Tavern Parking Lot...Central Park, 1975", Chromogenic pr...
    Feb. 22, 2025

    Two: Ruth Orkin (American 1921 - 1985), "Sunrise Over the Tavern and Sheep Meadow", Chromogenic print, Signed lower right Ruth Orkin, 13 1/4" x 9", "Deep Snow...Tavern Parking Lot...Central Park, 1975", Chromogenic pr...

    Est: $200 - $400

    Two: Ruth Orkin (American 1921 - 1985) "Sunrise Over the Tavern and Sheep Meadow" Chromogenic print Signed lower right Ruth Orkin 13 1/4" x 9" "Deep Snow...Tavern Parking Lot...Central Park, 1975" Chromogenic print Signed lower right Ruth Orkin 13 1/4" x 9" Condition: taped to back

    Nadeau's Auction Gallery
  • Ruth Orkin Woody Allen at the Metropolitan
    Feb. 20, 2025

    Ruth Orkin Woody Allen at the Metropolitan

    Est: $600 - $800

    ORKIN, Ruth, (American, 1921-1985): "Woody Allen at the Metropolitan Museum" originally photographed in 1963, Silver Gelatin print, artist blind stamp lower right, image size 18.75" x 14", matted front and back 26" x 22", framed 26.25" x 22.25".

    Amero Auctions
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Rainbow over the Carlyle. 1980.
    Feb. 13, 2025

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Rainbow over the Carlyle. 1980.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Rainbow over the Carlyle. 1980. Chromogenic print, the image measuring 13¾x18⅞ inches (34.9x47.9 cm.), the sheet 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Orkin's signature and title in ink on recto, and her signature and copyright date (1983) in ink on verso. Provenance From the Photographer; to a New York Collector, circa 1980s

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Ruth Orkin
    Dec. 03, 2024

    Ruth Orkin

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    (American, 1921-1985) Tired Little Boy Outside Circus at Madison Square Garden, circa 1940, printed later, signed in ink lower right margin, also titled and dated in ink lower left margin, inscribed in pencil verso " Tired Little Black Boy After Circus at Madison Square Garden, 1940's/ Ruth Orkin", gelatin silver print, image 12-5/8 x 8-1/2 in., sheet 14 x 11 in.; unframed Provenance: The Witkin Gallery, Inc. New York, New York, purchased December 30, 1980, facsimile of original receipt accompanies the lot; Private Collection, Wisconsin

    Brunk Auctions
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981, Photograph
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981, Photograph

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981 Photograph On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Black Clouds Over Fifth Avenue, 1981 Copyright 1983 Executrix: Mary Engel Frame as is. Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 25.5" H x 39.5" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44.5" H x 58.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, All's Right With The World, 1970's, Photograph
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, All's Right With The World, 1970's, Photograph

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin All's Right With The World, 1970's Photograph On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Title: All's Right With The World, 1970's Copyright 1983 Executrix: Mary Engel Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44" H x 56" W Approximate Image Size: 27" H x 39.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, 260,000 Holiday Lights in Front of Tavern on the Green, 1976, Chromogenic Print
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, 260,000 Holiday Lights in Front of Tavern on the Green, 1976, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 260,000 Holiday Lights in Front of Tavern on the Green, 1976 Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 27.75" x 41.5" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44.75" H x 58.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Clouds Over Upper Fifth Ave, NYC, 1978, Chromogenic Print
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Clouds Over Upper Fifth Ave, NYC, 1978, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Clouds Over Upper Fifth Ave, NYC, 1978 Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 27.75" H x 41" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44.5" H x 58.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, An Italian Hilltown, NYC, 1980, Chromogenic Print
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, An Italian Hilltown, NYC, 1980, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 An Italian Hilltown, NYC, 1980 Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 28" H x 41.5" W Approximate Size of Piece Framed: 44.75" H x 58.75" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Pink Sunset, NY, Chromogenic Print
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Pink Sunset, NY, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Pink Sunset, NY Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 25.5" H x 40" W Approximate Size of Piece Framed: 44.5" H x 58.75" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Orange Sunrise, North End of Central Park, Photograph
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Orange Sunrise, North End of Central Park, Photograph

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Orange Sunrise, North End of Central Park Photograph On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 27" H x 39.25" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 43.5" H x 56" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Little Pink Clouds, Chromogenic Print
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Little Pink Clouds, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Little Pink Clouds Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 28" H x 41.5" W Approximate Size of Piece with Frame: 44.75" H x 58.5" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Waiting for the Bus, New York, Photograph
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Waiting for the Bus, New York, Photograph

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Waiting for the Bus, New York Photograph On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Title: Waiting for the Bus, 1978 Copyright 1983 Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 12.75" H x 18.5" W Approximate Size of Piece Framed: 20" H x 26" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Same Corner Four Months Later, New York, Chromogenic Print
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Same Corner Four Months Later, New York, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Same Corner Four Months Later, New York Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Title: Same Corner Four Months Later, NYC, 1979 Copyright 1983 Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 13" H x 19" W Approximate Size of Piece Framed: 20" H x 26" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Buried Cars, New York, Chromogenic Print
    Nov. 16, 2024

    Ruth Orkin, American 1921-1985, Buried Cars, New York, Chromogenic Print

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Ruth Orkin American, 1921-1985 Buried Cars, New York Chromogenic Print On verso: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive Title: Buried Cars NYC, 1960 Copyright 1983 Executrix: Mary Engel Purchased Howard Greenberg Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Approximate Image Size: 18.5" H x 12.5" W Approximate Size of Piece Framed: 26" H x 19.25" W

    La Belle Epoque Auction House
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Couple in Snow, Central Park. 1970; printed before 1983.
    Oct. 31, 2024

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Couple in Snow, Central Park. 1970; printed before 1983.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Couple in Snow, Central Park. 1970; printed before 1983. Pigment print, the image measuring 12⅞x19 inches (32.7x48.3 cm.), the sheet 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Orkin's facsimile signature blind stamp on recto, and the Estate of Ruth Orkin stamp with Mary Engel's signature, the title, and negative and copyright dates in pencil, on verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • American Girl in Italy
    Oct. 17, 2024

    American Girl in Italy

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Ruth Orkin 1921 - 1985 American Girl in Italy mural-sized gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, the Orkin/Engel Archive label,titled, dated, and signed by Mary Engel, The Photographer's daughter, in ink and with edition '18/25' in pencil on the reverse, framed, a Fahey Klein Gallery label on the reverse image: 32½ by 47¾ (83.6 by 121.3 cm.) frame: 42¾ by 57½ in. (108.6 by 146.1 cm.) Executed in 1952, printed no later than 1985.

    Sotheby's
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Sheep Meadow in Fall, Central Park. 1980; printed 1983.
    Sep. 26, 2024

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Sheep Meadow in Fall, Central Park. 1980; printed 1983.

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Sheep Meadow in Fall, Central Park. 1980; printed 1983. Chromogenic print, the image measuring 103x179 cm, 40½x70½ inches, the sheet slightly larger, flush mounted; with the "Estate of Ruth Orkin" label with Mary Engel's signature, title, and negative and copyright dates in ink, on frame verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Tavern Lights. 1976.
    Sep. 26, 2024

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Tavern Lights. 1976.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Tavern Lights. 1976. Chromogenic print, the image measuring 32½x48¼ cm, 12¾x19 inches, the sheet 40½x50¾ cm, 16x20 inches; with Orkin's signature and title in ink on recto.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) White cars, snow, West 88th Street, New York * From My Window, 53 West 88th Street, Manhattan. Circa 1952.
    Sep. 26, 2024

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) White cars, snow, West 88th Street, New York * From My Window, 53 West 88th Street, Manhattan. Circa 1952.

    Est: $3,000 - $4,500

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) White cars, snow, West 88th Street, New York * From My Window, 53 West 88th Street, Manhattan. Circa 1952. Together, 2 silver prints, the images measuring 16x23¾ cm and 22¼x34 cm, 6¼x9⅜ and 8¾x13⅜ inches; each with two of Orkin's address stamps and the first with her copyright stamp, and both with her title in ink, on verso. "From Horatio Street, I moved to 53 West 88th Street in 1950. It was a second story brownstone apartment with a beautiful bay window. I took black and white pictures from that window for four years. I loved watching the life on the street." - RUTH ORKIN.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square. 1939; printed before 1985.
    Sep. 26, 2024

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square. 1939; printed before 1985.

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    RUTH ORKIN (1921-1985) Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square. 1939; printed before 1985. Silver print, the image measuring 26¾x33¼ cm, 10½x13⅛ inches, the sheet slightly larger; with Orkin's "Lifetime Print" Estate stamp with Mary Engel's signature in pencil on verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Ruth Orkin Woody Allen at the Metropolitan
    Aug. 18, 2024

    Ruth Orkin Woody Allen at the Metropolitan

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    ORKIN, Ruth, (American, 1921-1985): "Woody Allen at the Metropolitan Museum" originally photographed in 1963, Silver Gelatin print, artist blind stamp lower right, image size 18.75" x 14", matted front and back 26" x 22", framed 26.25" x 22.25".

    Amero Auctions
  • RUTH ORKIN (1921–1985)
    Jun. 05, 2024

    RUTH ORKIN (1921–1985)

    Est: €1,600 - €1,800

    RUTH ORKIN (1921–1985) | Robert Capa at Magnum luncheon, Paris 1951 Image Size: 23,9 x 14,7 cm English: Gelatin silver print, printed in the late 1950s on double-weight glossy paper 23,9 x 17,3 cm, in very good condition. Stamp "For one time newspaper reproduction only", annotated "Robert Capa" and "Credit: Ruth Orkin" in pencil by an unidentified hand on the reverse. This portrait of Robert Capa, the influential war photographer and Magnum co-founder, is one of Ruth Orkin's best-known, a print of which can be found in the "Robert Capa and Cornell Capa Archive" at the ICP New York. It was taken the year Orkin won LIFE Magazine's Young Photographer's Contest. Deutsch: Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den späten 1950er Jahren auf kartonstarkem, glänzendem Papier 23,9 x 17,3 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig gestempelt "For one time newspaper reproduction only", von unbekannter Hand mit Bleistift beschriftet "Robert Capa" and "Credit: Ruth Orkin". Diese Aufnahme von Robert Capa, dem einflussreichen Kriegsfotografen und Magnum-Mitgründer, zählt zu den bekanntesten Porträts von Ruth Orkin, ein Abzug befindet sich im "Robert Capa and Cornell Capa Archive" im ICP New York. Es entstand in jenem Jahr, in dem Orkin den "LIFE Magazine's Young Photographer's Contest" gewann.

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