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Lot 153 · The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints

Retrato de lo Eterno, 1935

Manuel Alvarez Bravo · platinum print, printed later

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Estimate
$6,000–$8,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints, New York · 26 April 2005
Dimensions
9 1/8 x 7in. (23.2 x 17.8cm)
Record ID
TB-2026-5820198
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, 26 Apr 2005, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5820198.

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From the same sale The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints · Apr 2005

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Camera Notes: A Quarterly. The Offical Organ of The Camera Club of N.Y. ALFRED STIEGLITZ & JUAN C. ABEL, EDITORS (1864-1946) (1869-1960) $20,000–$30,000
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No More Right Now Forever (8) DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER (B. 1979) $500–$700
We Buy God ROBERT BRUSH (B. 1958) $2,000–$3,000
Oil Spill #16, 2010 DANIEL BELTRÁ (B. 1964) $5,000–$7,000

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