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Dorothea Lange

American · 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)

$337,500≈ £256,967≈ €300,829Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumMigrant Mother, Nipomo, CaliforniaPhillips220auction results2009–2026years recorded60%sold (132)$7.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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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. 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 ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. 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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. 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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. 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 ↗
  9. 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 ↗
  10. 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 ↗

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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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