Oct 15, 2015 - Sale 2393

Sale 2393 - Lot 113

Price Realized: $ 3,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
LEVITT, HELEN (1913-2009)
Greeting at the window, New York City. Silver print, 4 1/2x3 inches (11.4x7.6 cm.), with Levitt's signature, the notation NY, and the date, in pencil, on verso. Circa 1940

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Following the footsteps of her mentor, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Levitt purchased a Leica camera for its compact size and portability, thus allowing her to navigate the urban terrain relatively unnoticed by her subjects. Here, she captures an earnest moment of youthful courtship.