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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,974–$5,962
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L07430 · 29 May 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3629474
- Record
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, espejo negro (the black mirror), 1947. Sotheby's, 29 May 2007, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3629474.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, espejo negro (the black mirror), 1947. Sotheby's, 29 May 2007, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3629474.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The painter Heinrich Hoerle, 1931 | August Sander | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Ejaculation in Trajectory XIV, 1989 | Andres Serrano | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Nudes od21, 2002 | Thomas Ruff | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Kirghiz Woman, 1940s | Max Vladimirovitch Alpert | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Private Property, Suite I, 1973-83 | Helmut Newton | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Pina Bausch Ballet, Wuppertal, 1983 | Helmut Newton | £2,000–£3,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Dos Pares de Piernas (Two Pairs of Legs), 1928-1929 | $5,077 est. | Finarte, Apr 2026 | |
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Striking Worker, Assassinated | Phillips, Jan 2023 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Parábola Óptica (Optical Parable), Mexico | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Tina Modotti, circa 1920s | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | La Buena Fama Durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | La buena fama durmiendo, 1938 | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Ensayo de Danza (dance rehearsal), Mexico | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Gorrión, claro (Sparrow, Skylight) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 |
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.