Bad Trouble over the Weekend
1964 · Gelatin silver print, printed 1965
7 3/16 × 5 3/4" (18.2 × 14.6 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Dorothea Lange
?–1965
Mixed MediaSocial RealismPhotography
Representation
None documented
29
Institutional Exhibitions
503
Works in Collection
992
Assets Indexed
7
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
Profile Completeness
Cultural Positioning
Movements
- • Social Realism
- • Photography
Related Artists
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Variants
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
No image
American Landscapes
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1981
No image
Reinstallation of the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1980
No image
Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979
No image
Public Landscapes
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974
About
Why this artist matters now
Dorothea Lange was an American photographer whose documentary practice defined the visual language of social reportage in the twentieth century. Working primarily in black-and-white photography, she created unflinching portraits of rural poverty, labor, and displacement, most notably during the Great Depression as a photographer for the Farm Security Administration. Her formal precision, psychological intensity, and ethical commitment to the dignity of her subjects established a foundational model for socially engaged photography. Her work remains central to the American photographic canon.
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Movement
Social Realism
Medium
Mixed Media
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Representation & Collections
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Rijksmuseum
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Auction sale history
Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction
Market
Auction History
Range: $6,250 – $200,000
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | Mar 2026 | $800 – $1,200 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Mar 2024 | $8,000 – $12,000 | $10,710 | |
| Christie's | Sep 2022 | $15,000 – $25,000 | $27,720 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2020 | $10,000 – $15,000 | $11,875 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2020 | $4,000 – $6,000 | $6,875 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2020 | $6,000 – $8,000 | $6,875 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2020 | $3,000 – $5,000 | $6,250 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2019 | $50,000 – $70,000 | $62,500 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2018 | $10,000 – $15,000 | $8,750 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2018 | $100,000 – $150,000 | $175,000 |
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