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Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026$1,280 ≈ £956 ≈ €1,115Sign up free to see price
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Parábola Óptica (Optical Parable)
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902–2002) · 1931
$8,255 price realized incl. premium
≈ £6,474≈ €7,842
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Platinum print, printed later”
- Signed / inscribed
- Initialed in pencil on the verso
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation: Online Auction (NY040424)
- Date
- December 10, 2024
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 81
- Estimate
- $5,000 – $7,000 (≈ £3,921 – £5,490) (≈ €4,750 – €6,650)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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