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Dorothea Lange

American · 1895–1965 · Photographer

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936, Gelatin silver print, likely an early printMigrant Mother, Nipomo, CaliforniaPhillips · $337,500≈ £256,967≈ €300,829Sign up to see
  2. Dorothea Lange, White Angel Breadline, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1957White Angel BreadlinePhillips · $200,000≈ £152,277≈ €178,269Sign up to see
  3. Dorothea Lange, A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San Francisco, 1934, Gelatin silver printA Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San FranciscoPhillips · $125,000≈ £95,173≈ €111,418Sign up to see

Dorothea Lange’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 218 auction results for Dorothea Lange between 2009 and 2026, of which 130 sold (60%). Recorded sale prices range from $179Sign up free to see to $338kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $338kSign up free to see for Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California at Phillips in April 2019. The most common medium is photographs (218 lots). Most results come from Phillips (178), Bonhams (19) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10).

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  1. Dorothea Lange, Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona (from the Founders & Friends: Aperture at 50 portfolio), platinum palladium print
    Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona (from the Founders & Friends: Aperture at 50 portfolio)
    Photograph
    7¼ h x 9½ w in (18 x 24 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 293
    $704≈ £526≈ €613Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Dorothea Lange, Daughter of Mexican field laborer. Near Chandler, Arizona, 1937, Gelatin silver print; flush-mounted to Hudson illustration board
    Daughter of Mexican field laborer. Near Chandler, Arizona, 1937
    Photograph · Board
    13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 38
    $5,120≈ £3,825≈ €4,489Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Dorothea Lange, Street Demonstration, San Francisco, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s
    Street Demonstration, San Francisco, 1933
    Photograph
    19 3/8 x 14 3/8 in. (49.2 x 36.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 11
    $20,640≈ £15,351≈ €17,624Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Dorothea Lange, Paddy O'Flannagan of County Galway, Ireland, 1954, vintage gelatin silver print
    Paddy O'Flannagan of County Galway, Ireland, 1954
    Photograph
    7¾ h x 7⅝ w in (20 x 19 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 216
    $396≈ £294≈ €340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Dorothea Lange, Untitled (Woman behind Screen), c. 1950, vintage gelatin silver print
    Untitled (Woman behind Screen), c. 1950
    Photograph
    4¾ h x 3¾ w in (12 x 10 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 217
    $508≈ £378≈ €436Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Dorothea Lange, Nettie Featherston, Wife of Migratory Laborer with three Children, Near Childress, Texas, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Nettie Featherston, Wife of Migratory Laborer with three Children, Near Childress, Texas, 1938
    Photograph
    24.8 x 19.6 cm (25.3 x 20.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 547
    €5,796≈ $6,763≈ £5,081Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Dorothea Lange, Untitled, 1932, Vintage gelatin silver print
    Untitled, 1932
    Photograph
    22 x 18.6 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 550
    €1,890≈ $2,205≈ £1,657Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Dorothea Lange, Child of Migratory Worker, American River Camp near Sacramento, California, 1936, Vintage gelatin silver print
    Child of Migratory Worker, American River Camp near Sacramento, California, 1936
    Photograph
    18.5 x 24.5 cm (20.3 x 25.5 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 556
    €4,158≈ $4,852≈ £3,645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
  9. Dorothea Lange, Mexican Migrant Family with Tire Trouble, California, 1936, Vintage gelatin silver print
    Mexican Migrant Family with Tire Trouble, California, 1936
    Photograph
    19.5 x 19.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 561
    €3,276≈ $3,822≈ £2,872Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
  10. Dorothea Lange, Dust bowl Exodus' (Drought Refugees), California 1936, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1960s on single-weight glossy paper, in good condition (creases on the upper image). Photographer's credit by an unidentified hand, printer's credit stamp "FSA 932
    Dust bowl Exodus' (Drought Refugees), California 1936, 1936
    Photograph · Paper
    16.7 x 23.8 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 51
    €600≈ $691≈ £528HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗

Dorothea Lange photographs (218)

Dorothea Lange: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Dorothea Lange at auction?

$337,500Sign up free to see, for Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California at Phillips (April 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Dorothea Lange?

The median sale price is $7.6kSign up free to see across 130 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Dorothea Lange have sold at auction?

130 of 218 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Dorothea Lange?

Phillips, Bonhams and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Bonhams · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)

About Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression.

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In museum collections

  • Dorothea Lange, Abandoned Farm in the Dustbowl, Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas, JuneAbandoned Farm in the Dustbowl, Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas, June, 1938, printed ca. 1972
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Dorothea Lange, Pea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, FebruaryPea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, February, 1939, printed ca. 1972
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Dorothea Lange, Cotton Pickers’ Camp, Nipomo CaliforniaCotton Pickers’ Camp, Nipomo California, 1936-02
    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
  • Dorothea Lange, Pea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, FebruaryPea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, February, 1939
    Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain

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