Helen Levitt (1913-2009); Untitled (Have You Got a Jolly Face?);

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Helen Levitt (1913-2009) Untitled (Have You Got a Jolly Face?), c. 1940 Gelatin silver print, printed later; signed, dated, and annotated 'n.y.' in pencil on the reverse, framed, a Fraenkel Gallery label on the reverse. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.9 cm.) sheet 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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Helen Levitt (1913-2009); Untitled (Have You Got a Jolly Face?);

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Helen Levitt (1913-2009); Untitled (A Detective Lives Here);

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