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Dorothea Lange — Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town
Dorothea Lange

Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town

Dorothea Lange's 'Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town' is a gelatin silver print documenting American rural life. The photograph, likely printed in the 1940s from a 1938 negative, exemplifies Lange's powerful documentary photographic practice.

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gelatin silver print, the photographer's '1163 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California' stamp on the reverse, framed, 1938, probably printed in the 1940s

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Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day Sale

May 2, 2023

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 106

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Dorothea Lange, Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town

Dorothea Lange's 'Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Valley Town' is a gelatin silver print documenting American rural life. The photograph, likely printed in the 1940s from a 1938 negative, exemplifies Lange's powerful documentary photographic practice.

Medium
gelatin silver print, the photographer's '1163 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California' stamp on the reverse, framed, 1938, probably printed in the 1940s
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Photography, Twentieth Century, American, People, Gelatin Silver Print, Funeral, Melancholic, Narrative, Social Documentary, Rural

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