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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs , New York · 15 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 9 3/8 x 7½in. (23.8 x 19cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5885021
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Sed Pública, 1934. Christie's, 15 Oct 2004, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5885021.
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Sed Pública, 1934. Christie's, 15 Oct 2004, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5885021.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ode, 1989 | MARIO CREVO NETO (BORN 1947) | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Citizens Protesting Anti-Semitic Acts, Billings, MT, 1994 | FREDERICK BRENNER (BORN 1959) | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Torso, 1909 | ALFRED STIEGLITZ and CLARENCE WHITE | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| The Backwards Man in his Hotel Room, N.Y.C., 1960-1961 | DIANA ARBUS | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Decisive Moment | Henri Cartier-bresson | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Carlo Rim Distortion, 1929 | André Kertész | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Parábola Óptica (Optical Parable), Mexico | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Tina Modotti, circa 1920s | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
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| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | La buena fama durmiendo, 1938 | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Hombre Leyendo, Reparador de Llentas, Mexico | Bonhams, Dec 2017 | ||
| Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Ensayo de Danza (dance rehearsal), Mexico | 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.