Manuel Álvarez Bravo

a group of 6 photographs, each signed, and 5 numbered '100/100' or '100,' 1920s-75, printed later (6)

Livingston, pls. 5, 8, 32, 39, and 57; Nudes, p. 67; Cien Años, Cien Días, pls. 49, 59, and 83; Kismaric, pp. 41, 111, and 125; Revelaciones, p. 31 and pl. 43

These prints, on Agfa paper with a semi-glossy surface, are in generally excellent condition, with the following exceptions: 'Los Sueños Han de Creerse': The corners are lightly bumped, and a small portion of the emulsion is folded over in the lower left margin corner, not affecting the image. 'Trabajadores del Tropico': This print is annotated 'Trabajadores del Tropico,' '(c) Inv # 188,' and '(No. 5 in Corcaran [sic] Book)' in unidentified hands in pencil on the reverse.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

a group of 6 photographs, comprising Acto Primero, Arena y Pintos, Ya Mero, Gorrión, Claró, Trabajadores del Tropico, and Los Sueños Han de Creerse, each signed and annotated 'Mexico' by the photographer in pencil, 5 numbered '100/100' or '100' and one annotated in unidentified hands in pencil on the reverse, matted, 1920s-75, printed later (6)