Rare Ruth Orkin Oversized Photograph of American Girl in Italy
Lot #75
Item: b26f-3736335

Minneapolis, MN

This Lot is:

Closed

Tue, Oct 11, 2022 8:20pm CDT

High Bidder: #397829

Current Bid:

$11.00

Next Required Bid: $12.00

Location / Contact:
9801 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55420
Phone: 612-386-8160

Lot Description:

 Photograph 47 x 34 

From The Smithsonian:
An Image of Innocence Abroad

After spending a madcap day in Florence 60 years ago, Ruth Orkin, an American photographer, jotted in her diary: “Shot Jinx in morn in color—at Arno & Piazza Signoria, then got idea for pic story. Satire on Am. girl alone in Europe.” That’s all it was supposed to be.

“It was a lark,” says the woman at the center of Orkin’s picture story. Nonetheless, one of the images they made together, American Girl in Italy, would become an enduring emblem of post-World War II femininity—and male chauvinism.

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Inspection

Auction Closing:

Tue, Oct 11, 2022
07:10 pm

Removal:


Bidding Increments:

Bid Range Minimum Increment
$0.01 - $75.00 $1.00
$75.01 - $150.00 $5.00
$150.01 - $250.00 $10.00
$250.01 - $500.00 $25.00
$500.01 - $1,000.00 $50.00
$1,000.01 - $5,000.00 $75.00
$5,000.01 - $50,000.00 $100.00
$50,000.01 - $75,000.00 $250.00
$75,000.01 - $100,000.00 $500.00
$100,000.01 - $2,500,000.00 $1,000.00

Hammer Price TierBuyer's PremiumCap
$0.00 - $4,999.99 13.00%
$5,000.00 - infinity 10.00%$1,000.00


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9801 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis
MN, 55420


Phone: 612-386-8160

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Bid History

7 Bid(s)
Bidder Placed High Bid
397829
Oct 11 08:13pm
$11.00
413304
Oct 11 07:52pm
$10.00
317484 ^
Oct 11 07:43pm
$9.00
282954
Oct 11 07:43pm
$8.00
317484
Oct 08 07:06pm
$7.00
141118
Oct 06 05:36pm
$6.00
317484
Oct 03 11:05pm
$5.00