As of Sep 08, 2025

Manuel Bravo

Lot 73290
Gorrión, claro (Sparrow, Skylight), 1939
Gelatin silver print

7,5 x 9,5 in (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
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Lot 73290
Gorrión, claro (Sparrow, Skylight), 1939
Gelatin silver print
7,5 x 9,5 in (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
Estimate: US$ 12,000 - 18,000
€ 10,000 - 15,000
Auction: 22 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Oct 03, 2025
Auction number: 8220
Auction name: Photographs Signature® Auction
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002) Gorrión, claro (Sparrow, Skylight), 1939 Gelatin silver print 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (19.1 x 24.1 cm) (image/sheet) Signed and inscribed in pencil, mount recto. PROVENANCE: Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, California; Private collection, Soho, New York. LITERATURE: J. Livingston, M. Alvarez Bravo, Godine/The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, pl. 32; S. Kismaric, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, The Museum of Modern Art, 1997, p. 125. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, California;
Overall excellent condition. Some scattered areas of retouching visible under close inspection of the sheet. Sheet is dry mounted to an illustration board and cornered to a window mat. Illustration board bears a 1/4 inch tear along right edge, some toning, mat rubbing, and tape remnants along corners recto. Framed under acrylic to 20-1/2 x 19.
Lot Details
Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002) Gorrión, claro (Sparrow, Skylight), 1939 Gelatin silver print 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (19.1 x 24.1 cm) (image/sheet) Signed and inscribed in pencil, mount recto. PROVENANCE: Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, California; Private collection, Soho, New York. LITERATURE: J. Livingston, M. Alvarez Bravo, Godine/The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, pl. 32; S. Kismaric, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, The Museum of Modern Art, 1997, p. 125. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, California;
Overall excellent condition. Some scattered areas of retouching visible under close inspection of the sheet. Sheet is dry mounted to an illustration board and cornered to a window mat. Illustration board bears a 1/4 inch tear along right edge, some toning, mat rubbing, and tape remnants along corners recto. Framed under acrylic to 20-1/2 x 19.
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