"Un Pez que Llamen Sierra" (A fish called Sword). 1942/printed 1980s. Gelatin silver print. 25 x 20 cm. Signed by photographer and annotated "Mexico" in pencil on the verso.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo is one of the founders of modern photography in Mexico. He learned technical aspects of photography from the German photographer Hugo Brehme who had emigrated to Mexico at the turn of the century. Tina Modotti who he met in 1927, greatly influenced his work and introduced him to important photographers of the European and American avant-garde. - Remnants of a previous mount, upper left corner bumped, one small handling mark in the center of top edge, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, p 145.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo is one of the founders of modern photography in Mexico. He learned technical aspects of photography from the German photographer Hugo Brehme who had emigrated to Mexico at the turn of the century. Tina Modotti who he met in 1927, greatly influenced his work and introduced him to important photographers of the European and American avant-garde. - Remnants of a previous mount, upper left corner bumped, one small handling mark in the center of top edge, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, p 145.
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15th-20th Century Art & Fine Photography
6:00 AM PT - Jun 11th, 2008
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Galerie Bassenge
Erdener Str. 5a
Berlin 14193
Berlin 14193
