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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. Pickets on Market Street, Western Union Telegrapher Strike by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Pickets on Market Street, Western Union Telegrapher Strike, 1952
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 36
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Market Street, Consumer Relations, San Francisco by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Market Street, Consumer Relations, San Francisco, 1952
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (18.7 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Spring in New York City by Dorothea Lange, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s, offered Oct 2022
    Spring in New York City, 1954
    Photograph
    6 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (16.2 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 39
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Couple Walking, New York City by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Couple Walking, New York City, 1952
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18.7 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 40
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. New York City (man in raincoat) by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, offered Oct 2022
    New York City (man in raincoat), 1952
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 7 in. (18.7 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 41
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Shipyard Worker, New York City by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s, offered Oct 2022
    Shipyard Worker, New York City, 1952
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Child Sleeping in Stroller by Dorothea Lange, 1952, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Child Sleeping in Stroller, 1952
    Photograph
    8 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (21.6 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Portrait of a Girl, County Clare, Ireland by Dorothea Lange, 1954, Gelatin silver print, probably printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Portrait of a Girl, County Clare, Ireland, 1954
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (23.2 x 21 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Pathan Warrior Tribesman, Khyber Pass by Dorothea Lange, 1958, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Pathan Warrior Tribesman, Khyber Pass, 1958
    Photograph
    12 x 9 3/4 in. (30.5 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Mother and Child, India by Dorothea Lange, 1958, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Mother and Child, India, 1958
    Photograph
    12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (32.4 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 49
    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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