Lot 108 · Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Potato picking, Shafter, California
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II, New York · 9 October 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-172462
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dorothea Lange, Potato picking, Shafter, California. Phillips, 9 Oct 2024, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-172462.
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Dorothea Lange, Potato picking, Shafter, California. Phillips, 9 Oct 2024, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-172462.
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From the same sale Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II · Oct 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Souvenir #26 (Christmas 1944) | Paolo Ventura | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Exposure #77: N.Y.C., Collister & Hubert Street 06.22.10, 6:41 P.M. | Barbara Probst | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| The unseen unseen, Version 1 | Jonathan Monk | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Selected Images from Analogue | Zoe Leonard | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Magenta Colored Girl | Carrie Mae Weems | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Joseph, School Of Arts, San Francisco from Class Pictures | Dawoud Bey | $7,000–$9,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothea Lange | Migrant agricultural worker picking potatoes near Shafter, C | $8,890 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| Dorothea Lange | Migrant Mother | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2022 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Women Workers, Richmond Shipyard | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Billboard on U.S. Highway 99 in California. Part of National | Grisebach, Dec 2021 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Nettie Featherston, Wife of Migratory Laborer with three Chi | Lempertz, Dec 2025 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Kern County, California (Olson for governor) | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Group of 20 photographs, 1930s | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Green County, Georgia (woman on porch) | Phillips, Oct 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.