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

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Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal). 1935. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 25,2 x 20,2 cm. Signed "M. Alvarez Bravo. Mexico." in pencil on the verso.

This seminal work by Manuel Álvarez Bravo features Isabel Villaseñor, a distinguished poet, sculptor, and songwriter, who embodied female intellect and beauty in post-revolutionary Mexico. Villaseñor gazes into a handheld mirror, her long hair cascading around her, symbolizing themes of beauty, memory, and the passage of time. The image exemplifies Álvarez Bravo’s talent for transforming everyday scenes into profound reflections on universal themes, blending documentary realism with surrealist elements. – Two very light pressure marks, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: Arthur Ollman and Nissan N. Perez. Revelaciones: The Art of Manuel Álvarez Bravo. San Diego 1990, ill. p. 4, cover.
Frederick Kaufman. Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Photographs and Memories. New York 1997, ill. p. 31.
A. D. Coleman. Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Masters of Photography. New York 1987, ill. p. 53.
Weston Naef. In Focus: Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles 2001, ill. p. 51.