Helen Levitt Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Helen Levitt Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 05, 2026
Helen Levitt, New York (Graffiti), c. 1937
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Flush-mounted to cardboard, signed, dated, titled and inscribed “no neg.” in pencil as well as annotated in an unknown hand pencil on the reverse of the mount.
Lempertz
Jun. 05, 2026
Helen Levitt, New York (Graffiti), 1936-45
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Signed in pencil on the verso.
Lempertz
Jun. 05, 2026
Helen Levitt, New York, c. 1940
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Signed, dated and titled in pencil on the verso.
Lempertz
Jun. 05, 2026
Helen Levitt, New York, 1936
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Mounted to cardboard, signed, dated and titled in pencil as well as annotated in an unknown hand in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
Lempertz
Jun. 05, 2026
Helen Levitt, New York, 1936-41
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Signed, dated and inscribed in pencil as well as numbered in an unknown hand in pencil on the verso.
Lempertz
Apr. 30, 2026
Helen Levitt. Untitled (Face on Tin), N.Y.C. Circa 1939; printed 2000.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Helen Levitt 1913-2009 Untitled (Face on Tin), N.Y.C. Circa 1939; printed 2000. Oversized silver print With a Laurence Miller Gallery label with Levitt's signature in ink, and her credit, title, and edition notation PP from an edition of 7, on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 08, 2026
Helen Levitt (1913-2009); Untitled (Two Women in a Doorway, N.Y.);
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Helen Levitt (1913-2009) Untitled (Two Women in a Doorway, N.Y.), c. 1942 Gelatin silver print, printed later; signed, dated, and annotated 'n.y.' in pencil on the reverse. 7 x 7 3/4 in. (17.8 x 19.7 cm.) sheet 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)
Bonhams
Dec. 03, 2025
Helen Levitt, Untitled, 1930s
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Inscribed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Lempertz
Dec. 03, 2025
Helen Levitt, Untitled, 1930s
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
Signed in pencil and annotated in an unknown hand in pencil and crayon on the verso.
Lempertz
Dec. 03, 2025
Helen Levitt, Boys playing with large branch, New York, c. 1940
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Signed and dated in felt-tip pen on the verso.
Lempertz
Dec. 03, 2025
Helen Levitt, Three Kids on stoop, New York, 1940
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Signed, dated and inscribed in pencil on the verso.
Lempertz
Oct. 16, 2025
Helen Levitt. N.Y (Man reading newspapers) * Coney Island (People staring). 1938 and circa 1950s; printed 1970s.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Helen Levitt 1913-2009 N.Y (Man reading newspapers) * Coney Island (People staring). 1938 and circa 1950s; printed 1970s. Silver prints Each with Levitt's signature and her partial title, one with the date, and one with the numeric notation "55" in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 25, 2025
Helen Levitt, Harlem (mask), N.Y., silver print, circa 1939.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Helen Levitt Harlem (mask), N.Y. Circa 1939. Silver print With Levitt's signature, notation "Harlem, NY," and date in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 18, 2025
Helen Levitt, Mexico, 1941
Est: $800 - $1,200
Helen Levitt 1918 - 2009 Mexico, 1941 gelatin silver inscribed verso: Mexico 1941 Helen Levitt
Santa Fe Art Auction
Jun. 17, 2025
HELEN LEVITT PHOTOGRAPH
Est: $250 - $500
HELEN LEVITT PHOTOGRAPH HELEN LEVITT (American 1913-2009) NYC Street Scene circa 1939 Gelatin silver on Kodak paper, a later impression Verso with stamped copyright label HELEN LEVITT 4 EAST 12 STREET NY. Image 6.5 inches x 9.75 inches. Sheet 11 inches x 14 inches (unframed) Provenance: The estate of Patricia (Pat) Percy Amarantides (1934-2023) Orlando, Florida. A puppeteer and painter and closely associated with Frank Lloyd Wright and publisher Ben Raeburn (1911-1997).
Jackson's International
Jun. 17, 2025
HELEN LEVITT PHOTOGRAPH
Est: $250 - $500
HELEN LEVITT PHOTOGRAPH HELEN LEVITT (American 1913-2009) Masked Children on Stoop, New York -1940 Gelatin silver on Kodak, a later impression Verso with stamped copyright label HELEN LEVITT 4 EAST 12 STREET NY. Image 6.75 inches x 9.6 inches. Sheet 11 inches x 13.75 inches (unframed) Provenance: The estate of Patricia (Pat) Percy Amarantides (1934-2023) Orlando, Florida. A puppeteer and painter and closely associated with Frank Lloyd Wright and publisher Ben Raeburn (1911-1997).
Jackson's International
Jun. 17, 2025
HELEN LEVITT PHOTOGRAPH
Est: $250 - $500
HELEN LEVITT PHOTOGRAPH HELEN LEVITT (American 1913-2009) Bronx circa 1942 Gelatin silver on Kodak, a later impression Verso with stamped copyright label HELEN LEVITT 4 EAST 12 STREET NY. Image 7 inches x 8.8 inches. Sheet 11 inches x 13.75 inches (unframed) Provenance: The estate of Patricia (Pat) Percy Amarantides (1934-2023) Orlando, Florida. A puppeteer and painter and closely associated with Frank Lloyd Wright and publisher Ben Raeburn (1911-1997).
Jackson's International
Jun. 17, 2025
HELEN LEVITT SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HELEN LEVITT SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH HELEN LEVITT (American 1913 - 2009) Ben Raeburn and Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West Gelatin silver print Signed and titled on verso 6 inches x 8.25 inches. Overall including glazed frame 12.5 inches x 15.5 inches Provenance: The estate of Patricia (Pat) Percy Amarantides (1934-2023) Orlando, Florida. A puppeteer and painter and closely associated with Frank Lloyd Wright and publisher Ben Raeburn (1911-1997). Helen Levitt was a was an American photographer and cinematographer. She was particularly noted for her street photography around New York City. David Levi Strauss described her as "the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time." She never married, living alone with her yellow tabby Blinky. Levitt died in her sleep in her New York apartment on March 29, 2009, at the age of 95.
Jackson's International
May. 15, 2025
Levitt, Helen (1913-2009) Mexico, (Couple).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Levitt, Helen (1913-2009) Mexico, (Couple). 1941, printed circa 1980. Silver print, signed, dated and titled in pencil on verso; image, 181 x 213 mm; 7 1/8 x 8½ in. on a 200 x 250 mm; 7 7/8 x 9¾ in. sheet. Levitt grew up in Brooklyn, and started capturing city street scenes in the late 1930's. She was especially adept at documenting the humor and rhythm of daily urban life, with many images of children. In 1941, Levitt traveled to Mexico City with Alma Agee, playwright James Agee's wife, and photographed the changing city, its poverty, and challenges amid modernization.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 08, 2025
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (ABC graffiti girl). Circa 1940; printed 1980s.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (ABC graffiti girl). Circa 1940; printed 1980s. Silver print, the image measuring 10 5/8x7 7/8 inches (27x20 cm.), the sheet 13 5/8x10½ inches (34.6x26.7 cm.), with Levitt's signature, notation N.Y., and negative date in pencil on verso. Provenance Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco; to the Present Owner in 2000
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 26, 2025
Levitt, Helen; A Way of Seeing [1965 1ST EDITION HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET]
Est: $350 - $450
New York: Viking Press, 1965. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong 8vo, 78 pages with numerous balck and white photographic images throughout. Cited ubuquitously, cfr. Parr and Badger, The Photobook Volume 1, pp. 252-253; Hasselblad, The Open Book, pp. 214-215; Roth. The Book of 101 Books, pp. 178-179. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy; in a Near Fine dust jacket with slight wear and light creasing along edges. Overall, a very nice, clean and presentable copy of this Helen Levitt classic.
Bucklin
Feb. 06, 2025
Helen Levitt Sidewalk Chalk Gelatin Silver Print
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009), Sidewalk Chalk, Gelatin Silver Print, 1940, depicting a drawing of a woman smoking a cigarette and shooting a gun, signed, dated, and marked "N.Y.C." to verso, accompanied by note from photographer "Joan - / a present for / you on account you / almost got run over / trying to get me a cab. / Love / Helen", gunmetal-tone frame. Image: 10.75" H x 8.25" W; sheet: 14" H x 11" W; frame: 17.25" H x 14.25" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Charles Harbutt and Joan Liftin. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photograph, Vintage gelatin silver print, Photojournalism, Photo journalist, Figural, Figurative, Documentary, Monochromatic, Graffiti, Children, Playground, Harlem, New York City, Manhattan, Women Artists, 20th Century Art
Auctions at Showplace
Feb. 04, 2025
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) New York, 1940; printed later
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) New York, 1940; printed later gelatin silver print signed and dated in pencil (verso) Image: 8 1/2 x 12 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from the Collection of Ellen and Jerry Wolf, Mission Hills, Kansas
Freeman’s | Hindman
Dec. 12, 2024
HELEN LEVITT - NEW YORK (CHALK DRAWING)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 144 Helen Levitt American (1913-2009) New York (Chalk Drawing) (c. 1939) silver gelatin print signed verso 7 x 4 3/4 inches frame dimensions: 18 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 3/4 inches, wood frame with glazing Provenance: From a West 11th Street Townhouse Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, NY label affixed to verso Literature: ”In the Street”, Helen Levitt, 1987, p. 74
Capsule Gallery Auction
Dec. 05, 2024
Helen Levitt, two photographs of Mexican children, 1941
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
LEVITT, HELEN (1918-2009) Two photographs of children. Comprises two prints entitled Mexico, 1941, likely vintage or near-vintage. Gelatin silver prints, 7 3/4 by 9 3/4 inches (197 x 248 mm) and 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches (165 by 241 mm), both signed, dated and titled by Levitt in pencil on the verso, with additional pencil annotations, possibly in another hand. Very slight silvering noted, light wear to the print edges (one print is trimmed flush), in all both are in near excellent condition. When these prints are examined under ultraviolet light, they do not appear to fluoresce. Provenance: Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 14, 2024
HELEN LEVITT - NEW YORK (CHALK DRAWING)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 117 Helen Levitt American (1913-2009) New York (Chalk Drawing) (c. 1939) silver gelatin print signed verso 7 x 4 3/4 inches frame dimensions: 18 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 3/4 inches, wood frame with glazing Provenance: From a West 11th Street Townhouse Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, NY label affixed to verso Literature: ”In the Street”, Helen Levitt, 1987, p. 74
Capsule Gallery Auction
Oct. 31, 2024
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) New York (woman at bar). Circa 1940.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) New York (woman at bar). Circa 1940. Silver print, the image measuring 4⅛x6¼ inches (10.5x15.9 cm.), the mount 5⅛x6⅞ inches (13x17.5 cm.), with Levitt's signature, partial title, and date in pencil on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 23, 2024
Helen Levitt Children with... Dye Transfer Photo
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009), Untitled (Children with Gumball Machine), Dye Transfer Photograph, 1971, inscribed "N.Y. 1971 / Helen Levitt / dye transfer / Sinnu" to verso, silver-tone frame. 13" H x 9" W; sheet: 17" H x 11.5" W; frame: 20.5" H x 16.5" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Charles Harbutt and Joan Liftin. Keywords: Photograph, Photography, New York City, 1970s, Color photography, Cityscape, Street scene, Street photography, Candid, Vintage
Auctions at Showplace
Sep. 26, 2024
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) New York, 1940; printed later
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) New York, 1940; printed later gelatin silver print signed and dated in pencil, verso 8 1/2 x 12 inches. Property from the Collection of Ellen and Jerry Wolf, Mission Hills, Kansas
Freeman’s | Hindman
Sep. 22, 2024
Helen Levitt Sidewalk Chalk Gelatin Silver Print
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009), Sidewalk Chalk, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 1940, depicting a drawing of a woman smoking a cigarette and shooting a gun, signed, dated, and marked "N.Y.C." to verso, accompanied by note from photographer "Joan - / a present for / you on account you / almost got run over / trying to get me a cab. / Love / Helen", gunmetal-tone frame. Image: 10.75" H x 8.25" W; sheet: 14" H x 11" W; frame: 17.25" H x 14.25" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Charles Harbutt and Joan Liftin. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Photojournalism, Photo journalist, Figural, Figurative, Documentary, Monochromatic, Graffiti, Children, Playground, Harlem, New York City, Manhattan, 20th Century Art
Auctions at Showplace
Sep. 18, 2024
Helen Levitt, Untitled (Three Roosters, New York), 1971
Est: $800 - $1,200
Helen Levitt (1913 - 2009) Untitled (Three Roosters, New York), 1971 chromogenic print graphite signed and inscribed print verso: n.y. 1971 Helen Levitt graphite inscribed on mount verso: HELEN LEVITT UNTITLED (CHICKENS) 1971
Santa Fe Art Auction
Jul. 29, 2024
HELEN LEVITT (New York, 1913-2009). "NYC. Masked children on stop", New York, 1940. Gelatin silver, later print. Signed, dated and inscribed "N.Y.C." in pencil (on verso). Provenance: From the private collection of Schroeder New Jersey.
Est: €7,000 - €7,500
HELEN LEVITT (New York, 1913-2009). "NYC. Masked children on stop", New York, 1940. Gelatin silver, later print. Signed, dated and inscribed "N.Y.C." in pencil (on reverse). Provenance: From the private collection of Schroeder New Jersey. Measurements: 19.4 x 27.7 cm (image); 28 x 34.8 cm (paper). Helen Levitt is considered one of the most relevant photographers of the 20th century and one of the forerunners of today's independent cinema. She belongs to the so-called New York school, which defended a direct and aseptic street photography. She was a student of Walker Evans and Cartier-Bresson, Ben Shanhn and the circle of the Photo League of New York, from whom she learned that search for the instant. Her way of capturing gestures, bodies in movement, the language of the street, have turned her work almost into an anthropological study. In 1939 Helen Levitt's photos were already published in magazines such as Fortune, US Camera, Minicam and PM. Her best known work is in black and white and in the documentary genre, putting her lens on the streets and the inhabitants of the city, especially the children. Proof of this is the exhibition "Helen Lewitt: Photographs of Children" that MoMA in New York dedicated to her in 1943. During her trip to Mexico in 1941 she also portrayed street children. In the 1970s, Levitt photographed the streets of New York with color slides and implemented it into her own language as another resource. It should be noted that he always had a vocation for filmmaking: it was in the 1940s when he made his first documentary film projects, under the orders of the Spanish film director Luis Buñuel, who was exiled in the United States because of the Spanish Civil War. In 1948 he directed the film "In the Street" and "The Quiet One".
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 27, 2024
Helen Levitt, Brooklyn, NY 1918-2009, Helen Levitt, Two Kids Dancing, 1940
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Helen Levitt Brooklyn, NY, 1918-2009 Helen Levitt, Two Kids Dancing, 1940 Helen Levitt, Two Kids Dancing, 1940 Purchased Laurence Miller Gallery. From the private collection of a New York City Financial Firm. Framed, not inspected out of frame Approximate Size: 11" H x 7.5" W Approximate Size Framed: 20.75" H x 17" W
La Belle Epoque Auction House
Jun. 19, 2024
Helen Levitt 1913-2009 New York
Est: €3,000 - €3,500
signed and dated in pencil on the verso framed work
Cambi Casa d'Aste
May. 16, 2024
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (children in masks).
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (children in masks). Silver print, the image measuring 8x11¾ inches (20.3x29.9 cm.), the sheet 11x14 inches (27.9x35.6 cm.), with Levitt's signature, notation N.Y., and negative date in pencil on verso. 1942; printed 1980s
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) Girl holding bread and a man in the window, NYC.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) Girl holding bread and a man in the window, NYC. Silver print, the image measuring 4½x6¾ inches (11.4x17.2 cm.), the sheet 5x8 inches (12.7x20.3 cm.), with Levitt's signature and negative date in pencil on verso. 1938; printed circa 1950
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (Two women with a dog) * N.Y. (Man with boxes) * West Side (Man in hat).
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (Two women with a dog) * N.Y. (Man with boxes) * West Side (Man in hat). Together, 3 silver prints, the images measuring 2¼x3¼ inches (5.7x8.2 cm.), one the reverse, the sheets slightly larger, two with Levitt's initials, one with her signature, one with her title, and each with a numeric notation 28A, A[?]19, and 58A in pencil on verso. Circa 1950s; printed 1970s Provenance: Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, early 2000s; to the Present Owner
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 26, 2024
Helen Levitt (1918-2009), "New York 1980 (spider girl)," 1980, Chromogenic print on paper, Image: 9.625" H x 14.25" W; Sheet: 14.25" H x 17.875" W
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Helen Levitt (1918-2009) "New York 1980 (spider girl)," 1980 Chromogenic print on paper Appears unsigned; titled and dated on a label affixed verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Mar. 07, 2024
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) New York, c. 1940
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) New York, c. 1940 gelatin silver print signed and dated in pencil (verso) 7 1/4 x 10 inches. This lot is located in Philadelphia. Provenance: Laurence Miller Gallery, New York Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at our Philadelphia office. The shipment of the work from Philadelphia will be at the buyer's expense.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Feb. 15, 2024
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (man in a suit and little girl in window).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (man in a suit and little girl in window). Silver print, the image measuring 7x10¾ inches (17.8x27.3 cm.), the sheet 11x14 inches (27.9x35.6 cm.), with Levitt's signature, title, and negative date in pencil on verso. Circa 1945; printed 1980s
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 18, 2023
Selected Images
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Helen Levitt 1918 - 2009 5 gelatin silver prints, each signed in pencil on the reverse, two annotated 'Bronx' and 'Upper East Side' in pencil in the artist's hand, circa 1940, printed in the 1960s images to 6¾ by 4⅞ in. (17.1 by 12.4 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 18, 2023
Untitled, New York
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Helen Levitt 1918 - 2009 gelatin silver print, signed and annotated 'only 1' in pencil on the reverse, circa 1948 image: 8 by 10 in. (20.3 by 25.4 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 01, 2023
Helen Levitt, N.Y. (Three Kids with Masks)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Helen Levitt N.Y. (Three Kids with Masks) 1940 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 7.75 h x 11.5 w in (20 x 29 cm) sheet: 11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm) Signed and dated to verso 'N.Y.C. 1940 Helen Levitt'. Provenance: Laurence Miller Gallery, New Yok | Private Collection Literature: A Way of Seeing: Photographs of New York, Levitt, no. 7 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 01, 2023
Helen Levitt, Children with Broken Mirror
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Helen Levitt Children with Broken Mirror 1940 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 11.25 h x 7.625 w in (29 x 19 cm) sheet: 14 h x 11 w in (36 x 28 cm) Signed and dated to verso 'N.Y.C. 1940 Helen Levitt'. Provenance: Laurence Miller Gallery, New Yok | Private Collection Literature: A Way of Seeing: Photographs of New York, Levitt, no. 14 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Oct. 25, 2023
'N. Y.' (Children Playing)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Helen Levitt 1918 - 2009 'N. Y.' (Children Playing) gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated, and annotated '1 of 2' in pencil on the reverse, 1938 image: 8 by 5¾ in. (20.3 by 14.6 cm.)
Sotheby's
Oct. 05, 2023
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (children with laundry).
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (children with laundry). Dye transfer print, the image measuring 9 5/8x14 1/4 inches (24.4x36.2 cm.), the sheet 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Levitt's signature, title, date, and notation "Dye Transfer" in pencil on verso. 1972
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 05, 2023
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (Man in front of a vitrine) * N.Y. (Family porch) * N.Y. (Children playing).
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (Man in front of a vitrine) * N.Y. (Family porch) * N.Y. (Children playing). Together, 3 silver prints, the images measuring 3 3/8x2 1/4 inches (8.6x5.7 cm.) to 2 7/8x4 1/8 inches (7.3x10.8 cm.), and the reverse, the sheets slightly larger, two with Levitt's signature, one with her initials, each with numeric notations 56, 63A, and 98 in pencil on verso. Circa 1950s; printed 1970s Provenance: Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, early 2000s; to the Present Owner
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 05, 2023
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (man and boy in the window).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HELEN LEVITT (1913-2009) N.Y. (man and boy in the window). Silver print, the image measuring 6 5/8x9 3/8 inches (16.8x23.8 cm.), the sheet 11x14 inches (27.9x35.6 cm.), with Levitt's signature, notation N.Y., and negative date in pencil on verso. Circa 1940; printed 1980s
Swann Auction Galleries