Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002) Retrato de lo eterno (Portrait of the Eternal)

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Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002)

Retrato de lo eterno (Portrait of the Eternal), 1935, printed later. Signed and inscribed "M. Alvarez Bravo/Mexico" in pencil on the verso l.r. Gelatin silver print, image size 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.0 x 19.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Manuel Álvarez Bravo was a self-taught artist who made exquisite and often surreal photographs over the course of a seventy year career. His portrait of artist, poet, singer, and songwriter Isabel Villaseñor reveals a moment of psychological complexity as she gazes into a small mirror while sunlight beams onto her face and hair creating a dramatic study of light and dark.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Sheet measures 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm). Framed with glass. No additional issues to report.


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