Lot 15 · Photographs - 1840's to the Present. Sold to support the new London Media Space at The Science Museum
Retrato de lo Eterno, 1935
Manuel Alvarez Bravo · gelatin silver print, printed later
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,375–$9,562
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs - 1840's to the Present. Sold to support the new London Media Space at The Science Museum, London · 16 May 2012
- Dimensions
- image 9½ x 7½in. (24 x 19cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4581048
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Retrato de lo Eterno, 1935. Christie's, 16 May 2012, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4581048.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Retrato de lo Eterno, 1935. Christie's, 16 May 2012, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4581048.
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From the same sale Photographs - 1840's to the Present. Sold to support the new London Media Space at The Science Museum · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea Power Station, 1997 | Anderson & Low | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Camera Obscura Image of the London Eye, Inside the Royal Horse Guards… | Abelardo Morell | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Exbury Gardens, Spring 2010 | JEM SOUTHAM (b. 1950) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled, from series 'Bosnia Bleed', 17/5/2004 | Simon Norfolk | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Martha Graham 2, 1931 | Imogen Cunningham | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Clipping Suspenders, 2004 | Mary Mccartney | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| 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 | Hombre Leyendo, Reparador de Llentas, Mexico | Bonhams, Dec 2017 |
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.