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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. Queenie, North Carolina by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Mar 2023
    Queenie, North Carolina, 1938
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Portrait of a Young Man in Open Denim Shirt by Dorothea Lange, 1934, Gelatin silver print, offered Mar 2023
    Portrait of a Young Man in Open Denim Shirt, 1934
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Corn, 1 Cent by Dorothea Lange, circa 1940, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    Corn, 1 Cent, circa 1940
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Woman with Paper Bag by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or earlier, offered Mar 2023
    Woman with Paper Bag, 1933
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (23.2 x 17.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Woman in Polka-Dot Dress by Dorothea Lange, 1933, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    Woman in Polka-Dot Dress, 1933
    Photograph
    9 x 6 5/8 in. (22.9 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 18
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Serving Our Country by Dorothea Lange, 1942, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    Serving Our Country, 1942
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (20 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 21
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Townsend by Dorothea Lange, 1942, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    Townsend, 1942
    Photograph
    7 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (19.7 x 21.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 22
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Woman in Trailor Camp, Richmond, California by Dorothea Lange, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Mar 2023
    Woman in Trailor Camp, Richmond, California, 1944
    Photograph
    4 x 4 in. (10.2 x 10.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. South Dakota Church by Dorothea Lange, 1938, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s, offered Mar 2023
    South Dakota Church, 1938
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Two Women Arm in Arm, Toquerville, Utah, from Three Mormon Towns by Dorothea Lange, 1953, Gelatin silver print, offered Mar 2023
    Two Women Arm in Arm, Toquerville, Utah, from Three Mormon Towns, 1953
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (24.8 x 21.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View 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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