Lot 154 · Photographs
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 — Photographs , New York · 15 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 9 1/8 x 7in. (23.2 x 17.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5885017
- 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, 15 Oct 2004, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5885017.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Retrato de lo Eterno, 1935. Christie's, 15 Oct 2004, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5885017.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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