Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗New York (Boy Lifting Skirt), c. 1942
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Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026$3,328 ≈ £2,487 ≈ €2,918Sign up free to see price
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Subway Portrait (man reading)
Helen Levitt (American, 1913–2009) · 1938-1941
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed in pencil on the verso
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 4 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (11.7 x 20 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040125)
- Date
- April 2, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 210
- Estimate
- $7,000 – $9,000 (≈ £5,407 – £6,952) (≈ €6,480 – €8,331)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗New York (Graffiti), 1936-45
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