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Dorothea Lange Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1895–1965

Of the 220 lots by Dorothea Lange (photographs) recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 132 found a buyer (60%). Half of the priced sales fell between $3.8kSign up free to see and $16.3kSign up free to see, with a median of $7.6kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $338kSign up free to see for Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California at Phillips in April 2019. Sales were recorded mainly at Phillips (178), Bonhams (19) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10).

$337,500≈ £256,967≈ €300,829Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumMigrant Mother, Nipomo, CaliforniaPhillips220auction results2009–2026years recorded60%sold$7.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Dorothea Lange photographs: key figures

Auction results
220
Sold rate
60%
Active at auction
2009–2026
Median price
$7.6kSign up free to see
Record price
$338kSign up free to see Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, Phillips, Apr 2019

Top auction houses: Phillips (178), Bonhams (19), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10)

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  1. Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona (from the Founders & Friends: Aperture at 50 portfolio) by Dorothea Lange, platinum palladium print, sold Jul 2026
    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. Daughter of Mexican field laborer. Near Chandler, Arizona by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print; flush-mounted to Hudson illustration board, sold Jul 2026
    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. Street Demonstration, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold Apr 2026
    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. Job Applicants Waiting Outside the International Employment Agency, Howard Street, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2026
    Job Applicants Waiting Outside the International Employment Agency, Howard Street, San Francisco, 1937
    Photograph
    7 x 9 1/4 in. (17.8 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Untitled (Woman behind Screen) by Dorothea Lange, c. 1950, vintage gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2026
    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. Paddy O'Flannagan of County Galway, Ireland by Dorothea Lange, 1954, vintage gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2026
    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) ↗
  7. Mexican Migrant Family with Tire Trouble, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2025
    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 ↗
  8. Child of Migratory Worker, American River Camp near Sacramento, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2025
    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. Untitled by Dorothea Lange, 1932, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2025
    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 ↗
  10. Nettie Featherston, Wife of Migratory Laborer with three Children, Near Childress, Texas by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Dec 2025
    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 ↗
  11. Migrant Mother', near Nipomo, California 1936 by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s on single-weight, glossy paper, sold Nov 2025
    Migrant Mother', near Nipomo, California 1936, 1936
    Photograph · Paper
    27 x 21.4 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 52
    €3,400≈ $3,917≈ £2,993HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  12. Dust bowl Exodus' (Drought Refugees), California 1936 by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1960s on single-weight glossy paper, in good condition (creases on the upper image), sold Nov 2025
    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 ↗
  13. Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona by Dorothea Lange, 1940, Platinum print, sold Nov 2025
    Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona, 1940
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (27.3 x 35.3 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 154
    $179≈ £137≈ €155Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
  14. Street Demonstration, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2025
    Street Demonstration, San Francisco, 1933
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.8 x 19.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 166
    $8,320≈ £6,264≈ €7,192Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  15. Labor Rally Speaker (Civic Center, San Francisco) by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2025
    Labor Rally Speaker (Civic Center, San Francisco), 1934
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 in. (24.1 x 17.8 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 165
    $2,176≈ £1,638≈ €1,881Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  16. Hands, Maynard and Dan Dixon by Dorothea Lange, c. 1930, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2025
    Hands, Maynard and Dan Dixon, c. 1930
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 164
    $2,432≈ £1,831≈ €2,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  17. Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2025
    Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town, 1938
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (20 x 19.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 163
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  18. Young Migrant Worker, Imperial Valley, California by Dorothea Lange, c. 1935, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2025
    Young Migrant Worker, Imperial Valley, California, c. 1935
    Photograph
    10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 162
    $3,328≈ £2,505≈ €2,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
  19. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s or 1960s, flush-mounted, sold Oct 2025
    Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
    Photograph
    13 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (33.3 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 239
    $70,950≈ £53,059≈ €61,106Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona by Dorothea Lange, 1940, Platinum print, offered Jun 2025
    Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona, 1940
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (27.3 x 35.3 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
  21. Squatters along Highway near Bakersfield, California by Dorothea Lange, 1939, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2025
    Squatters along Highway near Bakersfield, California, 1939
    Photograph
    7 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. (19.7 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 225
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Sunday Morning, Kern County, California by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2025
    Sunday Morning, Kern County, California, 1938
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (18.7 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 223
    $3,302≈ £2,551≈ €3,057Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Cotton Picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, November by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2025
    Cotton Picker, San Joaquin Valley, California, November, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (19.1 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 222
    $3,810≈ £2,943≈ €3,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Oklahoman from Chickasha in Potato Pickers' Camp, Kern County, Spring by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2025
    Oklahoman from Chickasha in Potato Pickers' Camp, Kern County, Spring, 1937
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (18.7 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 221
    $4,445≈ £3,434≈ €4,115Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Untitled by Dorothea Lange, 1934, gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2024
    Untitled, 1934
    Photograph
    6⅜ h x 5⅝ w in (16 x 14 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 256
    $1,419≈ £1,115≈ €1,353Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  26. Untitled by Dorothea Lange, 1927, gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2024
    Untitled, 1927
    Photograph
    8¾ h x 6½ w in (22 x 17 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 258
    $819≈ £644≈ €781Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  27. Brawley, Imperial Valley, in FSA Migratory Labor Camp by Dorothea Lange, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Dec 2024
    Brawley, Imperial Valley, in FSA Migratory Labor Camp, 1939
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (19.4 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 76
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Amana Society Village, Iowa by Dorothea Lange, 1941, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s-1960s, sold Dec 2024
    Amana Society Village, Iowa, 1941
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (24.8 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 75
    $2,540≈ £1,992≈ €2,413Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Ex-Tenant Farmer on Relief Grant in Imperial Valley, California by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Dec 2024
    Ex-Tenant Farmer on Relief Grant in Imperial Valley, California, 1937
    Photograph
    9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 74
    $5,080≈ £3,984≈ €4,826Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Migrant Worker, Coachella Valley, California by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2024
    Migrant Worker, Coachella Valley, California, 1938
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (19.1 x 21 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 110
    $24,130≈ £18,441≈ €22,022Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2024
    Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona, 1937
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (19.1 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 109
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Potato picking, Shafter, California by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2024
    Potato picking, Shafter, California, 1937
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 108
    $8,890≈ £6,794≈ €8,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Migrant agricultural worker picking potatoes near Shafter, California, May by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2024
    Migrant agricultural worker picking potatoes near Shafter, California, May, 1937
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 107
    $8,890≈ £6,794≈ €8,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Packing apricots, Brentwood, California by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2024
    Packing apricots, Brentwood, California, 1938
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.4 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 106
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. A California fruit tramp and his family in the Marysville migrant camp by Dorothea Lange, 1935, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2024
    A California fruit tramp and his family in the Marysville migrant camp, 1935
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (19.4 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 105
    $5,715≈ £4,368≈ €5,216Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Tent Shelter, Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2024
    Tent Shelter, Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family, Nipomo, California, 1936
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (19.4 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 102
    $25,400≈ £19,412≈ €23,182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, sold Oct 2024
    Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family, Nipomo, California, 1936
    Photograph
    10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 101
    $40,640≈ £31,058≈ €37,090Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Family Between Dallas and Austin, Texas by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2024
    Family Between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 100
    $9,525≈ £7,279≈ €8,693Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Unemployed Men, Wharf, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, circa 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, sold Oct 2024
    Unemployed Men, Wharf, San Francisco, circa 1933
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 96
    $6,985≈ £5,338≈ €6,375Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Plantation Overseer, Mississippi Delta, Near Clarksdale, Mississippi by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2024
    Plantation Overseer, Mississippi Delta, Near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1936
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 95
    $16,510≈ £12,618≈ €15,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Ma Burnham, Conway, AR by Dorothea Lange, gelatin silver print, offered Jul 2024
    Ma Burnham, Conway, AR
    Photograph
    9½ h x 7¾ w in (24 x 20 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 291
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  42. Mexican-American Girl, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2024
    Mexican-American Girl, San Francisco
    Photograph
    7⅞ h x 7½ w in (20 x 19 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 294
    $1,890≈ £1,476≈ €1,746Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  43. Corn by Dorothea Lange, gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2024
    Corn
    Photograph
    8¾ h x 13 w in (22 x 33 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 307
    $903≈ £705≈ €834Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  44. Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miners, living in American River Camp near Sacramento by Dorothea Lange, 1936, vintage gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2024
    Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miners, living in American River Camp near Sacramento, 1936
    Photograph
    7½ h x 9¼ w in (19 x 23 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 293
    $5,670≈ £4,427≈ €5,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  45. Plantation Owner, Mississippi Delta near Clarksdale, Mississippi by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2024
    Plantation Owner, Mississippi Delta near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1936
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 384
    $21,590≈ £17,082≈ €19,915Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Woman On Porch by Dorothea Lange, 1930s, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2024
    Woman On Porch, 1930s
    Photograph
    7 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (18.4 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 123
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Migrants, Family Of Mexicans, On the Road with Tire Trouble. Looking for Work in the Peas by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2024
    Migrants, Family Of Mexicans, On the Road with Tire Trouble. Looking for Work in the Peas, 1936
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (19.4 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 122
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Ex Slave With A Long Memory, Alabama by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s, offered Apr 2024
    Ex Slave With A Long Memory, Alabama, 1938
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.8 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 121
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Small Cotton Farm, Kern County, California by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2024
    Small Cotton Farm, Kern County, California, 1938
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (24.1 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 119
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Wife of Migratory Laborer with Three Children, Near Childress, Texas, Nettie Featherston by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2024
    Wife of Migratory Laborer with Three Children, Near Childress, Texas, Nettie Featherston, 1938
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗

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