HELEN LEVITT | 'MEXICO' (HAT SELLER)
Auction Closed
April 5, 08:29 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
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HELEN LEVITT
1918-2009
'MEXICO' (HAT SELLER)
mounted, signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the reverse, 1941 (Helen Levitt: Mexico City, p. 67)
7¾ by 4⅜ in. (19.7 by 11.1 cm.)
Acquired from the photographer, circa 1985
Helen Levitt used a right-angle viewfinder in Mexico City so she could photograph subjects to her left or right without being detected. As with her New York images, Levitt documented the complexity of Mexico City life by seeking out blue-collar neighborhoods and markets where she could capture intimate portraits and subtle interactions between the city’s inhabitants.