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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. Trailer Near Richmond Shipyards by Dorothea Lange, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Trailer Near Richmond Shipyards, 1944
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (24.4 x 18.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 24
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Shipyard Worker and Family in Trailer Camp, Richmond, California by Dorothea Lange, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Shipyard Worker and Family in Trailer Camp, Richmond, California, 1944
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (22.2 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 23
    $7,560≈ £6,742≈ €7,743Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Club San Pablo by Dorothea Lange, 1945, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Club San Pablo, 1945
    Photograph
    9 x 7 7/8 in. (22.9 x 20 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 22
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. Berkeley, California ('Sorry, Today's Gasoline Allotment Sold') by Dorothea Lange, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Berkeley, California ('Sorry, Today's Gasoline Allotment Sold'), 1944
    Photograph
    8 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (22.5 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 21
    $7,560≈ £6,742≈ €7,743Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Selected Images of Newsstands and Headlines by Dorothea Lange, 1940s-1950s, Five gelatin silver prints, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Selected Images of Newsstands and Headlines, 1940s-1950s
    Photograph
    Each approximately 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19.1 x 19.1 cm) or 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 (24.1 x 19.1 cm).
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    $8,820≈ £7,865≈ €9,033Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Toilet at Bakersfield 'Dump' by Dorothea Lange, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or earlier, offered Oct 2022
    Toilet at Bakersfield 'Dump', 1939
    Photograph
    8 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (21.9 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 19
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Migratory Cotton Pickers, Eloy, Arizona by Dorothea Lange, 1940, Gelatin silver print, mounted, sold Oct 2022
    Migratory Cotton Pickers, Eloy, Arizona, 1940
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (18.7 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 18
    $8,820≈ £7,865≈ €9,033Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Queenie, North Carolina by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1964, sold Oct 2022
    Queenie, North Carolina, 1938
    Photograph
    13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    $16,380≈ £14,607≈ €16,776Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Man on Porch Reading Paper by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Man on Porch Reading Paper, 1938
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    $10,080≈ £8,989≈ €10,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Ma Burnham, Conway, Arkansas by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Ma Burnham, Conway, Arkansas, 1938
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (23.8 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    $6,300≈ £5,618≈ €6,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. The Yanks are Not Coming, Modesto, California by Dorothea Lange, circa 1935, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950's, sold Oct 2022
    The Yanks are Not Coming, Modesto, California, circa 1935
    Photograph
    8 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (21.9 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    $5,040≈ £4,494≈ €5,162Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. San Francisco (man lying on grass) by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Oct 2022
    San Francisco (man lying on grass), 1934
    Photograph
    9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (23.5 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Man in Hat on Street, Oklahoma by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950's, sold Oct 2022
    Man in Hat on Street, Oklahoma, 1938
    Photograph
    12 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (32.7 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    $6,300≈ £5,618≈ €6,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. N. J. Laney, Horses, Vehickles, Mules, Farm Implements by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    N. J. Laney, Horses, Vehickles, Mules, Farm Implements, 1938
    Photograph
    7 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (18.4 x 21 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 11
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Lettuce Cutters, Salinas, Valley, California by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed 1940s or 1950s, offered Oct 2022
    Lettuce Cutters, Salinas, Valley, California, 1938
    Photograph
    5 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (13.7 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Paul Taylor with Farm Workers, Alabama by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Paul Taylor with Farm Workers, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/4 x 8 in. (18.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    $3,780≈ £3,371≈ €3,871Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. San Francisco ('We Demand Cash Relief') by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, sold Oct 2022
    San Francisco ('We Demand Cash Relief'), 1934
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (24.4 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    $9,450≈ £8,427≈ €9,678Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Labor Rally ('Food Not Battleships') by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or earlier, sold Oct 2022
    Labor Rally ('Food Not Battleships'), 1934
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (24.1 x 18.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 7
    $8,190≈ £7,303≈ €8,388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Street Demonstration, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Street Demonstration, San Francisco, 1933
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    $15,120≈ £13,483≈ €15,485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Free Speech by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Free Speech, 1938
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (18.7 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Green County, Georgia (woman on porch) by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Green County, Georgia (woman on porch), 1937
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (19.4 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    $10,080≈ £8,989≈ €10,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. White Angel Breadline, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    White Angel Breadline, San Francisco, 1933
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.8 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 3
    $25,200≈ £22,472≈ €25,809Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Sharecropper's Wife (resident, Conway, Arkansas) by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s or 1960s, sold Oct 2022
    Sharecropper's Wife (resident, Conway, Arkansas), 1938
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.4 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 2
    $8,190≈ £7,303≈ €8,388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Kern County, California (Olson for governor) by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, sold Oct 2022
    Kern County, California (Olson for governor), 1938
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.4 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 1
    $8,820≈ £7,865≈ €9,033Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees, San Fernando, California, June by Dorothea Lange, 1935, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Dec 2021
    Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees, San Fernando, California, June, 1935
    Photograph
    17,7 × 25 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2010
    €9,375≈ $10,607≈ £7,969Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Grisebach ↗
  26. Billboard on U.S. Highway 99 in California. Part of National advertising campaign sponsored by National Association of Manufactorers by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Silbergelatineabzug der Library of Congress vom Originalnegativ, um 1960, sold Dec 2021
    Billboard on U.S. Highway 99 in California. Part of National advertising campaign sponsored by National Association of Manufactorers, 1937
    Photograph
    19,5 × 24,1 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2009
    €10,000≈ $11,314≈ £8,500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
  27. Gravestone, St. George, Utah by Dorothea Lange, 1953, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    Gravestone, St. George, Utah, 1953
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 145
    $15,120≈ £11,118≈ €13,077Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. J.R. Butler, President of the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union, Memphis, Tennessee by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s, offered Oct 2021
    J.R. Butler, President of the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union, Memphis, Tennessee, 1938
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. (24.8 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 144
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Speaker, May Day Demonstration by Dorothea Lange, 1933-34, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    Speaker, May Day Demonstration, 1933-34
    Photograph
    5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.3 x 10.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 143
    $8,190≈ £6,023≈ €7,084Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. The Road West, New Mexico by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, possibly printed later, sold Oct 2021
    The Road West, New Mexico, 1938
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (19.4 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 141
    $75,600≈ £55,592≈ €65,387Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Cable Car, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1956, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Cable Car, San Francisco, 1956
    Photograph
    9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (25.1 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 31
    $16,250≈ £12,901≈ €14,344Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Pea Contractor, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1930s, Gelatin silver print, offered Jul 2020
    Pea Contractor, Nipomo, California, 1930s
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 6 in. (19.1 x 15.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 29
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1955 and mounted later, sold Jun 2019
    Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 65
    $87,500≈ £68,827≈ €77,619Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Argument in a Trailer Court, Richmond, California by Dorothea Lange, 1944, Gelatin silver print, on an exhibition flush-mount, printed no later than 1952, offered Jun 2019
    Argument in a Trailer Court, Richmond, California, 1944
    Photograph
    10 x 12 3/8 in. (25.4 x 31.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 64
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s, offered Jun 2019
    A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San Francisco, 1934
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (24.1 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printing date unknown, sold Apr 2019
    Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 154
    $118,750≈ £90,414≈ €105,847Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–100,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Bad Trouble Over the Weekend from Last Ditch Series by Dorothea Lange, 1964, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2019
    Bad Trouble Over the Weekend from Last Ditch Series, 1964
    Photograph
    5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (14 x 8.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 152
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Pledge of Allegiance at Raphael Weill Elementary School a Few Weeks Prior to Evacuation, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1942, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Pledge of Allegiance at Raphael Weill Elementary School a Few Weeks Prior to Evacuation, San Francisco, 1942
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (34 x 25.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 56
    $38,750≈ £29,504≈ €34,540Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Unemployment Benefits Aid Begins, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1939, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Unemployment Benefits Aid Begins, San Francisco, 1939
    Photograph
    7 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (19.7 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 53
    $16,250≈ £12,372≈ €14,484Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Utah Harvest by Dorothea Lange, 1953, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Utah Harvest, 1953
    Photograph
    6 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (16.2 x 14.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 52
    $5,250≈ £3,997≈ €4,680Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Turpentine Worker, DuPont, Georgia by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Turpentine Worker, DuPont, Georgia, 1937
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (18.7 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 51
    $13,750≈ £10,469≈ €12,256Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Portrait of a Boy, Mississippi Delta by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Portrait of a Boy, Mississippi Delta, 1936
    Photograph
    8 x 7 1/8 in. (20.3 x 18.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 50
    $12,500≈ £9,517≈ €11,142Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. People Living in Miserable Poverty, Elm Grove, Oklahoma by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    People Living in Miserable Poverty, Elm Grove, Oklahoma, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (18.4 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 49
    $10,625≈ £8,090≈ €9,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Mother and Children on the Road, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California by Dorothea Lange, 1939, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Mother and Children on the Road, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 48
    $55,000≈ £41,876≈ €49,024Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Ex-Slave with a Long Memory, Alabama by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Ex-Slave with a Long Memory, Alabama, 1938
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    $40,000≈ £30,455≈ €35,654Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. A Negro Boy Who Wants to go to High School, His Father is a Sharecropper near Earle, Arkansas by Dorothea Lange, 1935, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    A Negro Boy Who Wants to go to High School, His Father is a Sharecropper near Earle, Arkansas, 1935
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    $33,750≈ £25,697≈ €30,083Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. White Angel Breadline by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1957, sold Apr 2019
    White Angel Breadline, 1933
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.7 x 26 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 27
    $200,000≈ £152,277≈ €178,269Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Daughter of a Migrant Tennessee Coal Miner, Living in American River Camp Near Sacramento, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Daughter of a Migrant Tennessee Coal Miner, Living in American River Camp Near Sacramento, California, 1936
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (19.4 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 25
    $16,250≈ £12,372≈ €14,484Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Undernourished Cotton Picker’s Child, Strike Meeting, Kern County, California by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Undernourished Cotton Picker’s Child, Strike Meeting, Kern County, California, 1938
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 24
    $11,250≈ £8,566≈ €10,028Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, likely an early print, sold Apr 2019
    Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (23.8 x 18.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 23
    $337,500≈ £256,967≈ €300,829Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗

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