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Bernhard Ruth

Cross-section, Shell Still Life
Cross-section, Shell Still Life

Ruth BernhardCross-section, Shell Still Life, 1943

$4,875Sale Price|35% Off

H 11 in W 13 in

Cross-section, Shell Still Life

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

. Signed in graphite, verso. Cross-section 1943 / Ruth Bernhard.

Category

1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Two Leaves

Ruth BernhardTwo Leaves, 1952

$8,000

H 13 in W 9 in

Two Leaves

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

A stunning hand printed photograph. Mounted on board. Signed in pencil on verso & recto. Titled and dated on verso.

Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Symbiosis, Book & Print Set

Symbiosis, Book & Print Set

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by Michael Kenna, mint condition. Framed ready to hang. Silver metal with high grade plexiglass. Comes with a slip cased The Eternal Body hard bound book, signed and n...

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hips Horizontal
Hips Horizontal

Ruth BernhardHips Horizontal, 1975

$18,000Sale Price|40% Off

H 15 in W 19 in

Hips Horizontal

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

A rare large hand printed photograph by Michael Kenna. Original certificate of authenticity purchased from a Carmel gallery. Mint condition. Framed in gun metal grey. Signed in pen...

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Neck Study, Nude Portrait

Ruth BernhardNeck Study, Nude Portrait, 1958

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 11 in W 9 in

Neck Study, Nude Portrait

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

Gelatin silver print, printed later signed in pencil, stamped photographer's copyright credit, stamped title and date, and stamped 'Printed for the/Center for Photographer Art/Collec...

Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

In The Box  ~ Horizontal
In The Box  ~ Horizontal

In The Box ~ Horizontal

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed on front of mount. Printed early 1970s. Printed by Michael Kenna - black boarder and signature of his printing. Exhibited at Sonoma Valley Museum Nov-Dec 2016.

Category

20th Century Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Classic Torso (With Hands)

Classic Torso (With Hands)

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed on the front of the mount by the artist. Printed circa late 1970's.

Category

1950s Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Thistle

Ruth BernhardThistle

$6,000

H 9.625 in W 7.625 in

Thistle

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed and numbered on front of mount. Titled with portfolio plate number on back of mount. 3 of 15, #6 artist reference number. Original silver gelatin print.

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cross Section

Ruth BernhardCross Section, 1943

$9,000

H 10.5 in W 13.5 in

Cross Section

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed on the front of the mount by the artist.

Category

Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Creation

Ruth BernhardCreation, 1936

$6,000

H 7.5 in W 9 in

Creation

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed and edition on front of mount. Titled on back of mount.

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Recent Sales

Silk
Silk

Ruth BernhardSilk, 1968

Unavailable

H 7 in W 13.5 in

Silk

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA

Great Condition.

Category

1960s Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Grain Elevator
Grain Elevator

Wendel WirthGrain Elevator, 2017

Unavailable

H 31 in W 46 in D 2 in

Grain Elevator

By Wendel Wirth

Located in Ketchum, ID

(now Maine Media) and with the Friends of Photography. She has had the fortune of studying under Ruth

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A & A
A & A

Wendel WirthA & A, 2017

Unavailable

H 45 in W 30 in

A & A

By Wendel Wirth

Located in Ketchum, ID

the fortune of studying under Ruth Bernhard, Ralph Gibson and Hosoe Eikoh

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cowboy
Cowboy

Wendel WirthCowboy, 2017

Unavailable

H 46.5 in W 70 in

Cowboy

By Wendel Wirth

Located in Ketchum, ID

the Friends of Photography. She has had the fortune of studying under Ruth Bernhard, Ralph Gibson and

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cow

Wendel WirthCow, 2017

Unavailable

H 20 in W 30 in

Cow

By Wendel Wirth

Located in Ketchum, ID

the Friends of Photography. She has had the fortune of studying under Ruth Bernhard, Ralph Gibson and

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Newspaper

Wendel WirthNewspaper, 2017

Unavailable

H 20 in W 30 in

Newspaper

By Wendel Wirth

Located in Ketchum, ID

the fortune of studying under Ruth Bernhard, Ralph Gibson and Hosoe Eikoh. Series: "No Vacancy

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

_otel
_otel

Wendel Wirth_otel, 2017

Unavailable

H 44.75 in W 33.5 in

_otel

By Wendel Wirth

Located in Ketchum, ID

(now Maine Media) and with the Friends of Photography. She has had the fortune of studying under Ruth

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Classic Torso
Classic Torso

Classic Torso

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

A beautiful photograph by the master Ruth Bernhard. Signed in pencil lower right recto, signed and

Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

In the Box
In the Box

Ruth BernhardIn the Box, 1962

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H 5.25 in W 9.5 in

In the Box

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

the mount. A Special Edition Print for "Ruth Bernhard: Fifty Nudes".

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Classic Torso (With Hands)

Classic Torso (With Hands)

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed on the front of the mount by the artist. Printed circa late 1970's.

Category

1950s Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Two Forms
Two Forms

Ruth BernhardTwo Forms, 1963

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H 6.5 in W 5 in

Two Forms

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed in pencil in front of margin. Titled, dated and numbered in unknown hand on back of print; part of a limited edition platinum portfolio of nudes. Edition 18 or 40. 1963 - Prin...

Category

20th Century Nude Photography

Materials

Platinum

Two Shells

Ruth BernhardTwo Shells, 1963

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H 7.375 in W 9.75 in

Two Shells

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed and numbered (#3/15) on front of mount. Titled with portfolio plate number on back of mount.

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sand Dune ~ Nude

Sand Dune ~ Nude

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed on the front of the print. Titled, dated and numbered on the back of the print.

Category

20th Century Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Perspective II

Perspective II

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed on the front.

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Silk
Silk

Ruth BernhardSilk, 1968

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H 7 in W 13.5 in

Silk

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

Ruth Bernhard original silver gelatin photograph. Printed later.

Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hips Horizontal - Rare Signed in White on Recto
Hips Horizontal - Rare Signed in White on Recto

Hips Horizontal - Rare Signed in White on Recto

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

Vintage photograph printed by Ruth Bernhard. Rare signature signed on recto in white pen

Category

Late 20th Century Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Wet Silk
Wet Silk

Wet Silk

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in New York, NY

Ruth Bernhard was a famous American photographer of known for her striking and sensuous nudes

Category

1930s Nude Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Sand Dune ~ Nude
Sand Dune ~ Nude

Sand Dune ~ Nude

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed by the artist on the front. Taken in 1967; 1991 print.

Category

20th Century Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Perspective II

Ruth BernhardPerspective II, 1967

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H 8.75 in W 13.5 in

Perspective II

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

Mint condition. Purchased directly from gallery and immediately framed. Printed later

Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

In The Box Signed Poster
In The Box Signed Poster

In The Box Signed Poster

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

Signed in marker by artist Edition 278/300 Limited edition poster Framed in metal with plexiglass

Category

1960s Nude Prints

Materials

Paper

In The Box
In The Box

Ruth BernhardIn The Box, 1962

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H 4.75 in W 9 in

In The Box

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel, CA

Printed 1993 Platinum-palladium print 1962, printed 1993 DIMENSIONS image: 12 x 21.5 cm. (4 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.) sheet: 27.4 x 35 cm. (10 13/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ice Forms, Lake Irwin, Colorado

Ice Forms, Lake Irwin, Colorado

Located in Carmel, CA

Baer, Ruth Bernhard, Charles Cramer, Philip Hyde, Ray McSavaney, and John Sexton. Her prints are in

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sand Dune
Sand Dune

Sand Dune

By Ruth Bernhard

Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA

Great Condition.

Category

1960s Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Idaho Street
Idaho Street

Wendel WirthIdaho Street, 2017

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H 31 in W 46 in D 2 in

Idaho Street

By Wendel Wirth

Located in Ketchum, ID

Maine Media) and with the Friends of Photography. She has had the fortune of studying under Ruth

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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