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Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program

Helen Levitt

N. Y. (Girl with Arms Crossed)

Lot closes

October 21, 06:45 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Starting Bid

5,500 USD

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Lot Details

Description

Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program

Helen Levitt

1913 - 2009


N. Y. (Girl with Arms Crossed)

signed, titled N. Y., dated circa 1942 and with annotations printed c. 1981 and duplicate of 22.46 in pencil (on the reverse)

gelatin silver print

6¾ by 9½ in.

17.1 by 24.1 cm.

Executed circa 1942, printed circa 1981.


Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Natalie Alford at Natalie.Alford@sothebys.com. 

Gift of William H. Levitt, the photographer's brother, in 1984 to the present owner

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Photography Until Now, February 1990 - May 1990

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, In and Around Harlem, October 2019 - March 2021