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Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Mexican · 1902–2002 · Photographer

Manuel Álvarez Bravo was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography. He was born and raised in Mexico… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal), 1935, Gelatin silver printRetrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal)Phillips · $106,250≈ £85,417≈ €99,756Sign up to see
  2. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Los Obstaculos (The Obstacles), 1929, Gelatin silver printLos Obstaculos (The Obstacles)Phillips · $50,000≈ £40,196≈ €46,944Sign up to see
  3. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Los Agachados (The crouched ones), 1934, Gelatin silver printLos Agachados (The crouched ones)Phillips · $43,750≈ £33,054≈ €37,225Sign up to see

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  1. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Retrato de lo eterno, 1935, Platinum-Palladium print, printed
    Retrato de lo eterno, 1935
    Photograph
    23.2 x 17.8 cm (31.1 x 24.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 84
    €3,224≈ $3,595≈ £2,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Un Cuarto Para Las Doce (A Quarter Past Twelve), 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Un Cuarto Para Las Doce (A Quarter Past Twelve), 1957
    Photograph
    23.8 x 19.3 cm (9 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 76
    £1,875≈ $2,402≈ €2,144Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Fruta Prohibida, Mexico
    Fruta Prohibida
    Mexico
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 609
    $2,000≈ £1,538≈ €1,793Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping), 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    La Buena Fama Durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping), 1938
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 13 in. (24.8 x 33 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 168
    $8,750≈ £6,662≈ €7,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping), 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    La Buena Fama Durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping), 1938
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (19.1 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 115
    $6,250≈ £4,813≈ €5,434Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Los Agachados (The Crouched Ones), 1934, Gelatin silver print from Fifteen Photographs , printed 1974
    Los Agachados (The Crouched Ones), 1934
    Photograph · ed. 66/75
    7 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (18.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 116
    $6,000≈ £4,621≈ €5,216Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Siesta en la Hierba, 1979, Platinum-palladium print, printed
    Siesta en la Hierba, 1979
    Photograph
    17 x 23.1 cm (24.7 x 30.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 150
    €1,860≈ $2,170≈ £1,631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Xipetotec, 1979, Platinum-palladium print, printed
    Xipetotec, 1979
    Photograph
    23.6 x 17.7 cm (30.5 x 25 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 151
    €2,976≈ $3,473≈ £2,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  9. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, La Maria, 1972, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    La Maria, 1972
    Photograph
    18 x 24.8 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 152
    €2,976≈ $3,473≈ £2,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Lempertz ↗
  10. Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Frida Kahlo, 1930, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Frida Kahlo, 1930
    Photograph
    23.9 x 18.1 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 102
    £13,750≈ $18,550≈ €15,746Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
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About Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography. He was born and raised in Mexico City. While he took art classes at the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, his photography is self-taught. His career spanned from the late 1920s to the 1990s with its artistic peak between the 1920s and 1950s. His hallmark as a photographer was to capture images of the ordinary but in ironic or Surrealistic ways. His early work was based on European influences, but he was soon influenced by the Mexican muralism movement and the general cultural and political push at the time to redefine Mexican identity. He rejected the picturesque, employing elements to avoid stereotyping. He had numerous exhibitions of his work, worked in the Mexican cinema and established Fondo Editorial de la Plástica Mexicana publishing house. He won numerous awards for his work, mostly after 1970. His work was recognized by inclusion on UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register in 2017.

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