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Dorothea Lange Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1895–1965

Of the 222 lots by Dorothea Lange (photographs) recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 134 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, CaliforniaPhillips222auction results2009–2026years recorded60%sold$7.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Dorothea Lange photographs: key figures

Auction results
222
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. Women Workers, Richmond Shipyard by Dorothea Lange, 1943, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, sold Mar 2023
    Women Workers, Richmond Shipyard, 1943
    Photograph
    8 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (20.6 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 23
    $7,620≈ £6,181≈ €7,025Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Townsend by Dorothea Lange, 1942, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    Townsend, 1942
    Photograph
    7 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (19.7 x 21.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 22
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Serving Our Country by Dorothea Lange, 1942, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    Serving Our Country, 1942
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (20 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 21
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Soldiers Killed in Action by Dorothea Lange, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Mar 2023
    Soldiers Killed in Action, 1941
    Photograph
    8 x 7 3/8 in. (20.3 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    $3,810≈ £3,091≈ €3,512Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Buy War Bonds (Lincoln) by Dorothea Lange, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Mar 2023
    Buy War Bonds (Lincoln), 1942
    Photograph
    9 x 7 3/4 in. (22.9 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 19
    $3,556≈ £2,884≈ €3,278Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Woman in Polka-Dot Dress by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    Woman in Polka-Dot Dress, 1933
    Photograph
    9 x 6 5/8 in. (22.9 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 18
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Woman with Paper Bag by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or earlier, offered Mar 2023
    Woman with Paper Bag, 1933
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (23.2 x 17.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Job Seekers, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, n.d., Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, sold Mar 2023
    Job Seekers, San Francisco, n.d.
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (24.4 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    $3,810≈ £3,091≈ €3,512Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Corn, 1 Cent by Dorothea Lange, circa 1940, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    Corn, 1 Cent, circa 1940
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Portrait of a Young Man in Open Denim Shirt by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, offered Mar 2023
    Portrait of a Young Man in Open Denim Shirt, 1934
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Queenie, North Carolina by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Mar 2023
    Queenie, North Carolina, 1938
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Migrant Worker at Rest by Dorothea Lange, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Mar 2023
    Migrant Worker at Rest, 1935
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (18.7 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    $3,810≈ £3,091≈ €3,512Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Killing Time, American South by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, probably printed later, offered Mar 2023
    Killing Time, American South, 1938
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 11
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Greenville, Mississippi by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Mar 2023
    Greenville, Mississippi, 1938
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (27.3 x 26.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    $5,080≈ £4,121≈ €4,683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Hill Woman, Missouri Ozarks by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or earlier, mounted, offered Mar 2023
    Hill Woman, Missouri Ozarks, 1938
    Photograph
    5 1/8 x 4 3/8 in. (13 x 11.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Demonstration San Francisco (Man Holding Flag) by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s or earlier, sold Mar 2023
    Demonstration San Francisco (Man Holding Flag), 1934
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    $8,255≈ £6,696≈ €7,610Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Police Officer on Horseback by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s or earlier, offered Mar 2023
    Police Officer on Horseback, 1934
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 7
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. White Angel Breadline, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Mar 2023
    White Angel Breadline, San Francisco, 1933
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    $40,640≈ £32,966≈ €37,467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Street Demonstration, San Francisco (Down with Sales Tax) by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, sold Mar 2023
    Street Demonstration, San Francisco (Down with Sales Tax), 1934
    Photograph
    9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (25.1 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 5
    $3,810≈ £3,091≈ €3,512Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Hand of a Young Daughter, Transplanting Sweet Potatoes, Tenant Farmers, Near Chatham, North Carolina by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Mar 2023
    Hand of a Young Daughter, Transplanting Sweet Potatoes, Tenant Farmers, Near Chatham, North Carolina, 1938
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (22.2 x 22.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    $8,890≈ £7,211≈ €8,196Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Paul S. Taylor with Farmer by Dorothea Lange, circa 1936, Gelatin silver print, offered Mar 2023
    Paul S. Taylor with Farmer, circa 1936
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 3
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Alabama by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, sold Mar 2023
    Alabama, 1937
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.4 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 2
    $5,080≈ £4,121≈ €4,683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Migratory Cotton Pickers, Eloy, Arizona by Dorothea Lange, 1940, Gelatin silver print, offered Mar 2023
    Migratory Cotton Pickers, Eloy, Arizona, 1940
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (18.7 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 1
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Cable Car, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1956, Gelatin silver print, sold Nov 2022
    Cable Car, San Francisco, 1956
    Photograph
    25.2 x 25.2 cm (9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 3
    £12,600≈ $14,990≈ €14,590Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Venezuela (man holding hat) by Dorothea Lange, 1960, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Venezuela (man holding hat), 1960
    Photograph
    11 x 10 1/2 in. (27.9 x 26.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 50
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Mother and Child, India by Dorothea Lange, 1958, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Mother and Child, India, 1958
    Photograph
    12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (32.4 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 49
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Field Workers, Korea by Dorothea Lange, 1958, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Field Workers, Korea, 1958
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (24.4 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 48
    $5,040≈ £4,494≈ €5,162Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Pathan Warrior Tribesman, Khyber Pass by Dorothea Lange, 1958, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Pathan Warrior Tribesman, Khyber Pass, 1958
    Photograph
    12 x 9 3/4 in. (30.5 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Procession Bearing Food for the Dead, Egypt by Dorothea Lange, 1963, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Procession Bearing Food for the Dead, Egypt, 1963
    Photograph
    11 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (29.8 x 46.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    $3,780≈ £3,371≈ €3,871Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Portrait of a Girl, County Clare, Ireland by Dorothea Lange, 1954, Gelatin silver print, probably printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Portrait of a Girl, County Clare, Ireland, 1954
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (23.2 x 21 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Café Near Pinole, California by Dorothea Lange, 1956, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Café Near Pinole, California, 1956
    Photograph
    4 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (11.7 x 17.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 44
    $7,560≈ £6,742≈ €7,743Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Child Sleeping in Stroller by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Child Sleeping in Stroller, 1952
    Photograph
    8 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (21.6 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Shipyard Worker, New York City by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s, offered Oct 2022
    Shipyard Worker, New York City, 1952
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. New York City (man in raincoat) by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, offered Oct 2022
    New York City (man in raincoat), 1952
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 in. (18.7 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 41
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Couple Walking, New York City by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Couple Walking, New York City, 1952
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 40
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Spring in New York City by Dorothea Lange, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s, offered Oct 2022
    Spring in New York City, 1954
    Photograph
    6 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (16.2 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 39
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Springtime in Berkeley, California (gardener) by Dorothea Lange, 1951, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Springtime in Berkeley, California (gardener), 1951
    Photograph
    8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.3 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 38
    $5,040≈ £4,494≈ €5,162Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Market Street, Consumer Relations, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Market Street, Consumer Relations, San Francisco, 1952
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (18.7 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Pickets on Market Street, Western Union Telegrapher Strike by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Pickets on Market Street, Western Union Telegrapher Strike, 1952
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 36
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Drunk Drivers Go To Jail by Dorothea Lange, circa 1955, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Drunk Drivers Go To Jail, circa 1955
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (18.7 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Man Sleeping on Bench by Dorothea Lange, 1957, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Man Sleeping on Bench, 1957
    Photograph
    6 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (17.1 x 21.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 34
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Studebaker by Dorothea Lange, late 1950s, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Studebaker, late 1950s
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (19.4 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 33
    $5,040≈ £4,494≈ €5,162Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. Selected Images from The Public Defender by Dorothea Lange, 1955, 16 gelatin silver prints, 5 mounted, printed 1950s early 1960s, sold Oct 2022
    Selected Images from The Public Defender, 1955
    Photograph
    Various sizes to 10 1/2 x 13 in. (26.7 x 33 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 32
    $22,680≈ £20,225≈ €23,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Rebecca Dixon Chambers, Sausalito, California by Dorothea Lange, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Rebecca Dixon Chambers, Sausalito, California, 1954
    Photograph
    9 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (23.5 x 32.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. First Born, Berkeley, California by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s, sold Oct 2022
    First Born, Berkeley, California, 1952
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (24.1 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    $6,300≈ £5,618≈ €6,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Before Church, Gunlock, Utah (Mary Ellen Hunt), from Three Mormon Towns by Dorothea Lange, 1953, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Before Church, Gunlock, Utah (Mary Ellen Hunt), from Three Mormon Towns, 1953
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.4 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 29
    $3,780≈ £3,371≈ €3,871Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Wooden Fence, Toquerville, Utah, from Three Mormon Towns by Dorothea Lange, 1953, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Wooden Fence, Toquerville, Utah, from Three Mormon Towns, 1953
    Photograph
    10 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (26 x 29.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Summer Pleasure, Gunlock, Utah by Dorothea Lange, 1953, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Summer Pleasure, Gunlock, Utah, 1953
    Photograph
    10 x 13 1/8 in. (25.4 x 33.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 27
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Clouds, Utah, from Three Mormon Towns by Dorothea Lange, 1953, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Clouds, Utah, from Three Mormon Towns, 1953
    Photograph
    12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (31.1 x 26 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. On the Great Plains, Three Churches of Three Denominations, Near Winner, South Dakota by Dorothea Lange, 1941, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s or earlier, sold Oct 2022
    On the Great Plains, Three Churches of Three Denominations, Near Winner, South Dakota, 1941
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (18.7 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 25
    $6,300≈ £5,618≈ €6,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗

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