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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08115 · 11 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3304237
- Record
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, 'retrato de lo eterno'. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2005, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3304237.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, 'retrato de lo eterno'. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2005, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3304237.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geronimo | Edward S. Curtis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| 'Traffic Worm' | Gabriel Orozco | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California' (from sequence 'Song Wi… | Minor White | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled | Henry Wessel, Jr. | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Transmutation 8, Tentations de Saint-Antoine' | Brassaï | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Gargoyles, Notre Dame, Paris | Josef Breitenbach | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | La Buena Fama Durmiendo (Good Reputation Sleeping) | $4,000 | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | |
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Dos pares de piernas, 1928-1929 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Dos Pares de Piernas (Two Pairs of Legs), 1928-1929 | Finarte, Apr 2026 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Retrato de lo Eterno | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Striking Worker, Assassinated | Phillips, Jan 2023 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Salomé, 1980 | Christie's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Set Trap | Bonhams, Apr 2020 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Little Horse on an Ice-Cream Cart, 1930 | Christie's, Apr 2005 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.