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)
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Record prices
Migrant Mother, Nipomo, CaliforniaPhillips · $337,500≈ £256,967≈ €300,829Sign up to see
White Angel BreadlinePhillips · $200,000≈ £152,277≈ €178,269Sign up to see
A Sign of the Times–Mended Stockings, Stenographer, San FranciscoPhillips · $125,000≈ £95,173≈ €111,418Sign up to see
Dorothea Lange’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
131
of 219 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
60%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 219 | 131 | 60% | $18.9kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $338kSign up |
| Photograph | 219 | 131 | 60% | $18.9kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $338kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 5 | $704Sign up |
| 2025 | 18 | 15 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 30 | 19 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 67 | 26 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 51 | 27 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $16.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 22 | 19 | $33.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $20kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $19.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $8.7kSign up |