Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002) Fifteen Photographs Portfolio, 1929-1972 Gelatin silver prints, printed 1974 The majority approximately 7-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches (18.4 x 24.1 cm) or the reverse (image) Each 20 x 14-3/4 inches or the reverse (mount) Each signed by the artist and editioned 32/75 in an unknown hand in pencil, mount recto. Text inserts. Contained in a folio clamshell case with leather covers and impressed silver-gilt title. Published by Double Elephant Press, New York PROVENANCE: Christie's Photographs New York: Thursday, April 5, 2012, lot 253; Private collection, Soho, New York. LITERATURE: J. Livingston, M. Alvarez Bravo, Godine/ The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1978, for a number of the images Titles include: Parabola Optica; El Sistema Nervioso del Gran Simpatico; La Buena Fama Durmiendo; El Eclipse; El Enseuno; Un Poco Alegre y Graciosa; Sed Publica; La Quema; La de las Bellas Artes; Trampa Puesta; Los Agachados; Barda de Panteon; Obreroen Huelga, Asesinado; Tumba Reciente; Paisaje Inventado. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice