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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)

$106,250≈ £85,417≈ €99,756Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumRetrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal)Phillips110lots offered2007–2026years recorded79%sold (84)$4.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1935, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2017Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal)Phillips · $106,250≈ £85,417≈ €99,756Sign up to see
  2. Los Obstaculos (The Obstacles) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1929, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2017Los Obstaculos (The Obstacles)Phillips · $50,000≈ £40,196≈ €46,944Sign up to see
  3. Los Agachados (The crouched ones) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1934, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2017Los Agachados (The crouched ones)Phillips · $43,750≈ £33,054≈ €37,225Sign up to see

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  1. El Ensueno (The Daydream) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Silver Gelatin print, sold May 2010
    El Ensueno (The Daydream)
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 327
    $4,900≈ £3,412≈ €3,964Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Ossuaire (Skull/Crossbones) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Silver Gelatin print, sold May 2010
    Ossuaire (Skull/Crossbones)
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 328
    $3,675≈ £2,559≈ €2,973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. La Buena Fama Durmiendo (Good Reputation Sleeping) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Silver Gelatin print, sold May 2010
    La Buena Fama Durmiendo (Good Reputation Sleeping)
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 329
    $6,125≈ £4,266≈ €4,956Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. El pez grande se come a los chicos by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1932, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2007
    El pez grande se come a los chicos, 1932
    Photograph
    8 × 7,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1536
    €17,850≈ $26,307≈ £12,758Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Frida Kahlo Seated with Globe by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1928, Platinum print, printed 1970s, offered Apr 2026
    Frida Kahlo Seated with Globe, 1928
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (22.2 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal) (from 'Platinum Portfolio') by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1935, Platinum print, offered Apr 2026
    Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal) (from 'Platinum Portfolio'), 1935
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 7 in. (23.2 x 17.8 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 21
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Caballo de Feria (Fairground Horse) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, c. 1975, Gelatin silver print, offered Feb 2026
    Caballo de Feria (Fairground Horse), c. 1975
    Photograph
    11 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (28.9 x 28.6 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 18
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Isabel Villasenor, Mexico by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2025
    Isabel Villasenor, Mexico
    Photograph
    9¼ h x 7⅜ w in (23 x 19 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 124
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. La buena fama durmiendo (from the Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo portfolio) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, gelatin silver print, offered Mar 2024
    La buena fama durmiendo (from the Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo portfolio)
    Photograph
    7½ h x 9⅝ w in (19 x 24 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 239
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Colchón (Mattress) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1927, Platinum palladium print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Colchón (Mattress), 1927
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (19.1 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 140
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View 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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