Lot #2902: MANUEL ALVAREZ BRAVO - Sed Publica - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902 - 2002).
Title: "Sed Publica".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1933-34. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 x 6 9/16 in. (203 x 167 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $400
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition size unspecified, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Wide margins. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Private collection, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $31,720 realized at Bloomsbury Auctions, New York, 4/2/2009, lot #3. Image copyright © Colette Urbajtel / Archivo Manuel Alvarez Bravo, SC. [29773-2-400-NA]