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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 30 March 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3845049
- Record
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, selected images of mexico. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2009, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3845049.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, selected images of mexico. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2009, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3845049.
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From the same sale Photographs · Mar 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rue Aubriot, Paris | Helmut Newton | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Chicago 59 (Storefront) | Aaron Siskind | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Forest Scene, Bois de Boulogne | Count Olympe Aguado | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Eleanor, Port Huron' | Harry Callahan | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Adobe Dwellings, Acoma, New Mexico | Arnold Genthe | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Nude | František Drtikol | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Frida Kahlo with Globe (in Manuel Alvarez Bravo's studio) | $6,144 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | |
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Retrato Póstumo, Guanajuato | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Four Photographs including: Enterramiento en Metepec (Burial | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal) | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Los Agachados (The Crouched Ones) | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Dos Pares de Piernas (Two Pairs of Legs) | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Parábola Óptica (Optical Parable), Mexico | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Pescadores de Mariposas, 1937-1938 | Christie's, Apr 2022 |
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.