Dorothea Lange
Migrant Mother, 1936
Found at
Christies,
New York
Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs, Lot 63
17. Feb - 18. Feb. 2016
Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs, Lot 63
17. Feb - 18. Feb. 2016
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 389.000 USD
Price realised: 389.000 USD
Description
gelatin silver print
credit and titled by Marion Post Wolcott in ink (mount, recto); annotated 'FSA Photo (Vintage, original) by Dorothea Lange (signed by MPW) from the collection of Marion Post Wolcott' and 'Linda' in ink (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ¼ x 7 1/8 in. (23.5 x 16 cm.)
mount: 13 ½ x 10 ½ in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm.)
The Collection of Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990); | Ursula Gropper, Sausalito, California, 1985; | Crossing America: Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part I, Christie's, New York, April 7, 2011, lot 251; | Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, 2011.
credit and titled by Marion Post Wolcott in ink (mount, recto); annotated 'FSA Photo (Vintage, original) by Dorothea Lange (signed by MPW) from the collection of Marion Post Wolcott' and 'Linda' in ink (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ¼ x 7 1/8 in. (23.5 x 16 cm.)
mount: 13 ½ x 10 ½ in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm.)
The Collection of Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990); | Ursula Gropper, Sausalito, California, 1985; | Crossing America: Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part I, Christie's, New York, April 7, 2011, lot 251; | Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, 2011.
A top price for Dorothea Lange
The work Migrant Mother, 1936 by Dorothea Lange was worth USD 389,000.00 (€ 357,931.54) to a buyer in February 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 120,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Migrant Mother, 1936 the most expensive artwork by Dorothea Lange that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Dorothea Lange
Die Arbeit Migrant Mother, 1936 von Dorothea Lange war einem Käufer im Februar 2016 USD 389.000,00 (€ 357.931,54) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Migrant Mother, 1936 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Dorothea Lange, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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