Lot 136 · Sotheby's L05430
y por las noches gemía (and by night it moaned), 1945, printed late 1970s
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,677–$5,515
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05430 · 17 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3235680
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, y por las noches gemía (and by night it moaned), 1945, printed late 1970s. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3235680.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, y por las noches gemía (and by night it moaned), 1945, printed late 1970s. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3235680.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Philip Prioleau (back view on pedestal), 1979 | Robert Mapplethorpe | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Village Scene, France, probably 1960s | Robert Doisneau | £800–£1,200 | |
| Advertisement for Satin Cigarettes, circa 1983, printed later | Horst P. Horst | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | El Ensueño | $3,810 | Rago, Nov 2025 | |
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Bicicletas en Domingo (Bicycling on Sunday) | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | 'El Soñador (The Dreamer)', 1931 | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Fruta Prohibida (Forbidden Fruit) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Dos Pares de Piernas (Two Pairs of Legs), 1928-1929 | Finarte, Apr 2026 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Retrato de lo eterno (Portrait of the Eternal) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal) | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Striking Worker, Assassinated | Phillips, Jan 2023 |
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.