Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Fine Wine

Live Virtual Auction, 8 - 11 November 2020

Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art Part I

Sold for

ZAR 102 420
Lot 778
  • Ruth Orkin; American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
  • Ruth Orkin; American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
  • Ruth Orkin; American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
  • Ruth Orkin; American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951
  • Ruth Orkin; American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951


Lot Estimate
ZAR 90 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 102 420

About this Item

American 1921-1985
American Girl in Italy, Florence, 1951

embossed with the Ruth Orkin chopmark in the margin; authorised and signed by Mary Engel, daughter of Ruth Orkin and Executrix of The Estate of Ruth Orkin, inscribed with the artist's name, the title and 'copyright 1952, 1980' in a Ruth Orkin Photo Archive stamp on the reverse of the work

gelatin silver print
35,5 by 50cm excluding frame; 55 by 69 by 3cm including frame

Provenance

Estate Ruth Orkin.

Acquired by the current owner from Cavalier Galleries, New York.

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