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Dorothea Lange

1895–1965 · Photographer

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, 1936, Gelatin silver print, likely an early print, sold Apr 2019Migrant Mother, Nipomo, CaliforniaPhillips · $337,500≈ £256,967≈ €300,829Sign up to see
  2. White Angel Breadline by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1957, sold Apr 2019White Angel BreadlinePhillips · $200,000≈ £152,277≈ €178,269Sign up to see
  3. A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San FranciscoPhillips · $125,000≈ £95,173≈ €111,418Sign up to see

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  1. Crushed Car by Dorothea Lange, 1956, Gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2023
    Crushed Car, 1956
    Photograph
    4 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (10.8 x 22.2 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 33
    $6,400≈ £5,091≈ €5,950Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Pare Lorentz and Paul Ivano Making Resettlement Film Near Bakersfield, California by Dorothea Lange, 1935, vintage gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2023
    Pare Lorentz and Paul Ivano Making Resettlement Film Near Bakersfield, California, 1935
    Photograph
    7½ h x 7½ w in (19 x 19 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 149
    $2,268≈ £1,794≈ €2,086Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. The Road West, New Mexico by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1959, sold Oct 2023
    The Road West, New Mexico, 1938
    Photograph
    10 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (26.4 x 34 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 1
    $50,800≈ £41,328≈ €47,906Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. San Francisco Waterfront Strike by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    San Francisco Waterfront Strike, 1934
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (24.4 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 26
    $38,100≈ £30,996≈ €35,930Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. San Francisco Social Security Office by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    San Francisco Social Security Office, 1938
    Photograph
    8 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (21.6 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 31
    $16,510≈ £13,432≈ €15,570Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  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. 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 ↗
  10. 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 ↗

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About Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression.

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In museum collections

  • Dorothea Lange, Abandoned Farm in the Dustbowl, Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas, JuneAbandoned Farm in the Dustbowl, Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas, June, 1938, printed ca. 1972
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Dorothea Lange, Pea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, FebruaryPea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, February, 1939, printed ca. 1972
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Dorothea Lange, Cotton Pickers’ Camp, Nipomo CaliforniaCotton Pickers’ Camp, Nipomo California, 1936-02
    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
  • Dorothea Lange, Pea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, FebruaryPea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, February, 1939
    Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain

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