Lot 173 · Photographs
La Buena Fama Durmiendo, 1938
Manuel Alvarez Bravo · gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed early 1950s
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 6 April 2016
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 7 ¼ x 9 ¼ in. (18.5 x 23.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4047509
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo, 1938. Christie's, 6 Apr 2016, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4047509.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo, 1938. Christie's, 6 Apr 2016, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4047509.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Los Obstaculos (The Obstacles) | $50,000 | Phillips, Apr 2017 | |
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Los Agachados (The crouched ones) | Phillips, Oct 2017 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | retrato postumo (portrait posthume/ posthumous portrait), 19 | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Fifteen photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, 1974 | Christie's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | 'el umbral', 1947 | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | The Eclipse, 1933 | Christie's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Untitled, Mexico City, circa 1931 | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount McKinley National Park | Phillips, 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.