Lot 8
Lot 8
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MANUEL ÁLVAREZ BRAVO (1902–2002)

Ruin (A), Mexico, c. 1932

Estimate
USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
Closed: 6 Oct 2022
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MANUEL ÁLVAREZ BRAVO (1902–2002)

Ruin (A), Mexico, c. 1932

Closed: 6 Oct 2022
Closed: 6 Oct 2022
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MANUEL ÁLVAREZ BRAVO (1902–2002)

Ruin (A), Mexico, c. 1932

gelatin silver print, mounted on board
signed and annotated 'Mexico' in pencil (mount, recto)

image/sheet: 6 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (17.4 x 23.9 cm.)
mount: 14 3/8 x 17 1/2 in. (36.6 x 36.9 cm.)

Provenance
Simon Lowinsky, New York;
acquired from the above by a private collector, c. 1980;
Michael Shapiro Photographs, Westport;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018.
Literature
In Focus: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2001, pl. 37, pp. 70-71.
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