.jpg?maxwidth=3840)
Lot 19
Helen Levitt (b. 1913)
Subway Portrait, 1938-1941
Closed17 October 2007
Price Realised
USD 20,000
More Information
Specialist note
Helen Levitt accompanied Walker Evans on his first foray into the New York City subway with a hidden camera. She served as his first test subject and as a foil in his quest to capture subjects unaware in their commuting reveries. Later, Evans allowed Levitt to experiment with the set-up as well. Signed vintage prints such as the present lot are very rare.