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Ruth Bernhard

Lot 39057
At the Mirror, San Francisco, 1959
Gelatin silver print

9,8 x 7,5 in (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
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Lot 39057
At the Mirror, San Francisco, 1959
Gelatin silver print
9,8 x 7,5 in (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
Estimate: US$ 1,000 - 1,500
€ 860 - 1,300
Auction: 11 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Aug 13, 2025
Auction number: 14227
Auction name: The Art of Exposure: Pin-up and Nude Photography Showcase Auction
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Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006) At the Mirror, San Francisco, 1959 Gelatin silver print 9-3/4 x 7-1/2 inches (24.8 x 19.1 cm) (image/sheet) Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, mount verso. PROVENANCE: Heritage Auctions, New York, Photographs Signature Auction, April 6, 2019, lot 73021; Private collection, acquired from the above. LITERATURE: Margaretta K. Mitchell, Ruth Bernhard: The Eternal Body, a collection of fifty nudes, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2011, plate 16. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Heritage Auctions, New York, Photographs Signature Auction, April 6, 2019, lot 73021; Private collection, acquired from the above.
Overall excellent condition with no visible defects to the front print. Sheet is flush mounted to cardstock; signature, title, and date are written over the reverse image of Bernhard; lower left edge is beginning to lift from mount; minor edgewear and corner bumps with associated minor chips.
Lot Details
Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006) At the Mirror, San Francisco, 1959 Gelatin silver print 9-3/4 x 7-1/2 inches (24.8 x 19.1 cm) (image/sheet) Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, mount verso. PROVENANCE: Heritage Auctions, New York, Photographs Signature Auction, April 6, 2019, lot 73021; Private collection, acquired from the above. LITERATURE: Margaretta K. Mitchell, Ruth Bernhard: The Eternal Body, a collection of fifty nudes, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2011, plate 16. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Heritage Auctions, New York, Photographs Signature Auction, April 6, 2019, lot 73021; Private collection, acquired from the above.
Overall excellent condition with no visible defects to the front print. Sheet is flush mounted to cardstock; signature, title, and date are written over the reverse image of Bernhard; lower left edge is beginning to lift from mount; minor edgewear and corner bumps with associated minor chips.
1 other work by Ruth Bernhard
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