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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08227 · 17 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3499008
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ruth Orkin, 'AMERICAN GIRL IN ITALY, FLORENCE'. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2006, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3499008.
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Ruth Orkin, 'AMERICAN GIRL IN ITALY, FLORENCE'. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2006, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3499008.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08227 · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod | Harry Callahan | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Marilyn Monroe | Alfred Eisenstaedt | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Carrefour, Blois | André Kertész | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| 'Man with Pink Face, New Guinea' | Irving Penn | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| James Joyce | Berenice Abbott | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Eleanor, Indiana | Harry Callahan | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Orkin | American Girl in Italy, Florence, Italy | $9,525 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| Ruth Orkin | From My Window, West 88th Street, New York City | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| Ruth Orkin | Einstein laughing, Princeton University, New Jersey | Bonhams, Jan 2022 | ||
| Ruth Orkin | American Girl in Florence, Italy, 1951 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Ruth Orkin | My bike shadow & me on a San Francisco Hill | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Ruth Orkin | American Girl in Italy, Florence | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Ruth Orkin | American Girl in Italy | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Ruth Orkin | 'dorit & chagit lazarus, girl twins, sabras (german descent) | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 |
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.