Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002) La Mama del Bolero y el Bolero (The Mother of the Shoeshine Boy and the Shoeshine Boy

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Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002)

La Mama del Bolero y el Bolero (The Mother of the Shoeshine Boy and the ShoeshineBoy, 1950s, printed later. Signed "M Alvarez Bravo" in pencil on the verso l.r., titled in pencil on the verso at the bottom, inscribed "127" in blue ballpoint ink below the image l.l. Gelatin silver print, image size 6 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (17.0 x 24.3 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Unmounted, very minor surface crimps, crease in l.r. corner.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

Sheet size 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Additional inscriptions: "16 x 20 [over] 14 x 18 [crossed out] vertical" in pencil on the verso l.l., "R50 [over] 85" in pencil on the verso l.r.


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