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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,697–$4,045
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Heatwave, London · 22 July 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-220425
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ruth Bernhard, Lifesavers. Phillips, 22 Jul 2020, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-220425.
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Ruth Bernhard, Lifesavers. Phillips, 22 Jul 2020, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-220425.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Ayako Rokkaku | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Riviera romagnola 1989 | Luigi Ghirri | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Men in the cities (Eric) | Robert Longo | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Staircase at Villa Farnese II, Caprarola | Hiroshi Sugimoto | £600–£800 | |
| Pair of wall lights, model no. LP7 | Ignazio Gardella | £1,800–£2,400 | |
| WOW Project Beach Towel | Yoshitomo Nara | £2,000–£3,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Bernhard | Sand Dune | $3,375 | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | |
| Ruth Bernhard | Classic Torso, 1952 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Ruth Bernhard | Folding | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2024 | ||
| Ruth Bernhard | Spanish Dancer | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Ruth Bernhard | The Gift of the Commonplace Portfolio (complete with 10 phot | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Ruth Bernhard | 'Draped Torso' | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| Ruth Bernhard | In the Box - Horizontal | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2022 | ||
| Ruth Bernhard | 'In the Box, Vertical', 1962 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.