Lot 76 · Photographs
La Buena Fama Durmiendo (Good Reputation Sleeping), 1939
Manuel Alvarez Bravo · gelatin silver print, printed later
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,689–$9,482
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 17 May 2006
- Dimensions
- 7¼ x 9½in. (18.6 x 24.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5684620
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo (Good Reputation Sleeping), 1939. Christie's, 17 May 2006, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5684620.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, La Buena Fama Durmiendo (Good Reputation Sleeping), 1939. Christie's, 17 May 2006, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5684620.
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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 | Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal) | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Four Photographs including: Enterramiento en Metepec (Burial | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| 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 | El Ensueño (The Day Dream) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Parábola Óptica (Optical Parable), Mexico | Phillips, Apr 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.