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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 18 October 2006
- Dimensions
- 9¼ x 6¾in. (23.5 x 17.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5638099
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Del Pirú, c. 1978. Christie's, 18 Oct 2006, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5638099.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Del Pirú, c. 1978. Christie's, 18 Oct 2006, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5638099.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bewegungsstudie (Movement Study), 1925 | DR. RUDOLF KOPPITZ (1884-1936) | $90,000–$120,000 | |
| Head of a Man in Armor, c. 1929 | DR. RUDOLF KOPPITZ (1884-1936) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Philadelphia Savoy Fund Society Collage, c. 1940 | Louis Faurer | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Maine, 1962 | Harry Callahan | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Still Life with Watermelon, New York, 1947 | Irving Penn | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming, 1942 | Ansel Adams | $30,000–$50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Retrato Póstumo, Guanajuato | $6,985 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Frida Kahlo with Globe (in Manuel Alvarez Bravo's studio) | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| 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 | La hija de los danzantes (daughter of the dancers), Cholula, | Phillips, Jun 2019 |
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.