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Dorothea Lange
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Dorothea Lange
- NO WORK, CALIPATRIA, FEBRUARY 25, 1937
- Gelatin silver print
annotation 'RA 16271' in pencil on reverse, 1937
Provenance
Acquired from the exhibition Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange, Photo West Gallery, San Diego, 1989
Literature
Dorothea Lange and Paul S. Taylor, An American Exodus: A Record of Human Erosion (New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1939), p. 122
Condition
This early print is on light double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface. It is essentially in excellent condition. When examined very closely in raking light, faint evidence of a skillfully-repaired tear can be seen. It has been repaired with the application of a micro-thin layer of Japanese tissue on the reverse, and the surface of the print has been expertly retouched. The penciled "RA" notation on the reverse is located just off-center and is very faint.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This is a scarce, early print of an image that was included in the first and subsequent editions of Dorothea Lange’s and Paul Taylor’s now-classic 1939 book, An American Exodus: A Record of Human Erosion. Through Lange’s photographs and Taylor’s text, the book documented the westward migration of American farmers and farmworkers, from the cotton fields of the South, and the drought-plagued Midwest, to California. Lange encountered the men in this photograph in Calipatria, California – the southernmost part of the state – where they looked in vain for farm work and subsisted on meager government relief checks.