Helen Levitt

3 photographs, 2 gelatin silver and one chromogenic print, each signed and 2 titled and dated, in ink or pencil, on the reverse, circa 1940-59, printed later (A Way of Seeing, pl. 5; Levitt, pls. 30 and 61) (3)

Gifts of the photographer to the present owner, 1987-97

'New York' (Children in Window, 1942) - This 5 3/4 by 8 1/2-inch gelatin silver print, on somewhat warm double-weight paper with a slightly pebbled and matte surface, is in generally excellent condition. The photographer has signed, titled, dated, and copyrighted this print in pencil on the reverse. 'New York' (Children with Broken Mirror, circa 1940) - This 10 by 6 7/8-inch gelatin silver print, on somewhat creamy double-weight paper with a slightly pebbled and matte surface, is in generally excellent condition. The corners are lightly bumped, and the upper right margin corner is creased. The top paper ply of the tip of the upper left corner is missing. This does not affect the image. The photographer has signed the print in ink and has annotated it 'Lum' and 'Sel' in pencil on the reverse. 'New York' (Children in Window, 1959) - This 9 by 13 3/8-inch Ektacolor Plus print, printed in 1990, is in generally excellent condition. It has been signed, titled, dated, and annotated by the photographer on the reverse.
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