Lot 82 · MoMA: Women in Photography
Mexican Woman and Child, Imperial Valley, California, 1935
Dorothea Lange · gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed 1965
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — MoMA: Women in Photography, Online · 7 December 2017
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 5 x 3 3/4 in. (12.6 x 9.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3862893
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dorothea Lange, Mexican Woman and Child, Imperial Valley, California, 1935. Christie's, 7 Dec 2017, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3862893.
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Dorothea Lange, Mexican Woman and Child, Imperial Valley, California, 1935. Christie's, 7 Dec 2017, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3862893.
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From the same sale MoMA: Women in Photography · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three images of Reuben Nakian's sculpture of Babe Ruth, c. 1934 | MARGARET BOURKE–WHITE (1904–1971) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Khyber Pass Tribesman, Pakistan, 1958 | Dorothea Lange | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Oranges, Indonesia, 1958 | Dorothea Lange | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Untitled (Portrait of a woman with cherry blossoms), c. 1905 | Gertrude Käsebier | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| An Industrial Designer's Window, Bleecker Street, New York, 1947 | Berenice Abbott | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Head of Christ, 1925 | Tina Modotti | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothea Lange | Ma Burnham, Conroy, Arkansas | $1,905 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| Dorothea Lange | Labor Rally Speaker (Civic Center, San Francisco) | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Hands, Maynard and Dan Dixon | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | The Woman Called "Queen", On a Sunday Morning at Church-Time | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | "Skid Row," Howard Street, San Francisco, California | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | The Woman Called "Queen" on a Sunday Morning at Churchtime | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Girl in Church, Utah, c. 1953 | Christie's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Dorothea Lange | Sunday Morning, Kern County, California | Phillips, Apr 2025 |
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.