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Dorothea Lange Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1895–1965

Of the 223 lots by Dorothea Lange (photographs) recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 135 found a buyer (61%). 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, CaliforniaPhillips223auction results2009–2026years recorded61%sold$7.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Dorothea Lange photographs: key figures

Auction results
223
Sold rate
61%
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. 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 ↗
  2. Hoe Culture, Alabama Tenant Farmer Near Anniston by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Hoe Culture, Alabama Tenant Farmer Near Anniston, 1936
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (24.1 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 22
    $13,750≈ £10,469≈ €12,256Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San Francisco, 1934
    Photograph
    9 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (23.5 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 7
    $125,000≈ £95,173≈ €111,418Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Oklahoma Sharecropper and Family Entering California. Stalled on the Desert Near Indio, California by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Oklahoma Sharecropper and Family Entering California. Stalled on the Desert Near Indio, California, 1937
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (18.7 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 3
    $62,500≈ £47,586≈ €55,709Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Hand of a Young Daughter, Transplanting Sweet Potatoes, Tenant Farmers, Colored, Near Chatham, North Carolina by Dorothea Lange, 1939, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Hand of a Young Daughter, Transplanting Sweet Potatoes, Tenant Farmers, Colored, Near Chatham, North Carolina, 1939
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (18.7 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 2
    $21,250≈ £16,179≈ €18,941Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Union Square, New York by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, printed circa 1965, sold Oct 2018
    Union Square, New York, 1952
    Photograph
    18 5/8 x 15 3/8 in. (47.3 x 39.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 168
    $20,000≈ £15,402≈ €17,388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. The Yanks Are Not Coming!, California by Dorothea Lange, circa 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, offered Apr 2017
    The Yanks Are Not Coming!, California, circa 1935
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (20 x 20 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 143
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Near Shafter, California, Migratory Laborers, February by Dorothea Lange, 1939, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2017
    Near Shafter, California, Migratory Laborers, February, 1939
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 260
    $8,125≈ £6,532≈ €7,628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Selected images by Dorothea Lange, 1941-1942, Four gelatin silver prints, one printed later, sold Oct 2016
    Selected images, 1941-1942
    Photograph
    Each approximately 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    $10,625≈ £8,355≈ €9,477Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Pea Contractor, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1930s, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2016
    Pea Contractor, Nipomo, California, 1930s
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 6 in. (19.1 x 15.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    $11,250≈ £8,846≈ €10,035Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1950s, offered Oct 2016
    Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town, 1938
    Photograph
    11 x 10 1/2 in. (27.9 x 26.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Crossroads Store, Alabama by Dorothea Lange, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2016
    Crossroads Store, Alabama, 1937
    Photograph
    6 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (17.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 196
    $27,500≈ £19,268≈ €24,165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. The Defendant and The Witness, Alameda County Courthouse, California by Dorothea Lange, 1955, Two gelatin silver prints, offered Apr 2015
    The Defendant and The Witness, Alameda County Courthouse, California, 1955
    Photograph
    Each approximately 10 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (27.6 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 201
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Migrant Mother, Nipoma, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1964, sold Dec 2014
    Migrant Mother, Nipoma, California, 1936
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (23.8 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 73
    $3,000≈ £1,921≈ €2,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Torso, San Francisco (Constance Dixon) by Dorothea Lange, 1923, Silbergelatineabzug, 1950er–1960er Jahre, sold Nov 2014
    Torso, San Francisco (Constance Dixon), 1923
    Photograph
    22,9 × 18 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2102
    €6,000≈ $7,485≈ £4,746Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Grisebach ↗
  16. Oak Tree at 1163 Euclid Ave., Berkeley by Dorothea Lange, 1957, Gelatin silver print, not signed, sold Jul 2014
    Oak Tree at 1163 Euclid Ave., Berkeley, 1957
    Photograph
    11 1/4 x 14 5/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 2140
    $875≈ £512≈ €647Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  17. Migratory Cotton Worker, Eloy, Arizona by Dorothea Lange, 1940, Gelatin silver print, presumably printed 1950s, sold Apr 2014
    Migratory Cotton Worker, Eloy, Arizona, 1940
    Photograph
    10 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (26.4 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    $37,500≈ £22,550≈ €27,194Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Family at Settlement by Dorothea Lange, circa 1930s, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2014
    Family at Settlement, circa 1930s
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    $5,625≈ £3,382≈ €4,079Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Irish Farmer carting hay by Dorothea Lange, 1955, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2013
    Irish Farmer carting hay, 1955
    Photograph
    26,7 × 34,4 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2079
    €3,125≈ $4,249≈ £2,606Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
  20. Funeral Cortege, End of an era in a small valley town, California by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Large-format gelatin silver print, printed circa 1960, sold Oct 2013
    Funeral Cortege, End of an era in a small valley town, California, 1938
    Photograph
    16 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (41.3 x 39.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    $33,750≈ £20,779≈ €24,900Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. A Mississippi delta cabin – like hundreds more by Dorothea Lange, Um 1936, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold May 2013
    A Mississippi delta cabin – like hundreds more, Um 1936
    Photograph
    20,4 × 19,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2066
    €3,660≈ $4,740≈ £3,136Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
  22. MIGRANT COTTON PICKER, ELOY, ARIZONA by Dorothea Lange, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, sold May 2009
    MIGRANT COTTON PICKER, ELOY, ARIZONA
    Photograph
    38,1 x 38 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 63
    €9,000≈ $12,470≈ £7,830Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
  23. MENDED STOCKINGS (STENOGRAPHER) by Dorothea Lange, Gelatin silver print, printed ca., sold May 2009
    MENDED STOCKINGS (STENOGRAPHER)
    Photograph
    34 x 26,6 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 62
    €3,600≈ $4,988≈ £3,132Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗

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