What is a Dorothea Lange photograph worth?
1895–1965 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 132 priced auction sales, works by Dorothea Lange have sold for a median of $7,590Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $3,819Sign up free to see and $16,250Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $7,590Sign up free to see across 132 sales. In the last five years the median was $5,693Sign up free to see across 94 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Dorothea Lange prices by medium
- 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
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 132 | $3.8k–$16.3kSign up free to see | $7.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (178), Bonhams (19), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 103 | $3.8k–$13.1kSign up free to see | $7.6kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 29 | $4.2k–$38.8kSign up free to see | $12.5kSign up free to see |
Recent Dorothea Lange sales
- Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona (from the Founders & Friends: Aperture at 50 portfolio), platinum palladium print — $704Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Daughter of Mexican field laborer. Near Chandler, Arizona, Gelatin silver print; flush-mounted to Hudson illustration board — $5,120Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- Street Demonstration, San Francisco, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s — $20,640Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled (Woman behind Screen), vintage gelatin silver print — $508Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 10, 2026
- Paddy O'Flannagan of County Galway, Ireland, vintage gelatin silver print — $396Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 10, 2026
- Mexican Migrant Family with Tire Trouble, California, Vintage gelatin silver print — $3,822Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Untitled, Vintage gelatin silver print — $2,205Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Child of Migratory Worker, American River Camp near Sacramento, California, Vintage gelatin silver print — $4,852Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
Questions about Dorothea Lange prices
What is a Dorothea Lange photograph worth?
Based on 132 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Dorothea Lange have sold for a median of $7,590, and half of them sold between $3,819 and $16,250. For photographs alone the median is $7,590 (132 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Dorothea Lange sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $337,500 for “Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California” at Phillips in April 2019.
How often do Dorothea Lange works sell at auction?
60% of the 220 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Dorothea Lange photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Dorothea Lange have appeared at auction 220 times in ArtSell’s records between 2009 and 2026; 132 sold, a sell-through rate of 60%.
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