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Artists›Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Artist

WA-00025957

PhotographySurrealism

Representation

None documented

20

Institutional Exhibitions

132

Works in Collection

195

Assets Indexed

0

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ712262 ULAN500028115

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974�1976

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Public Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Diogenes with a Camera III

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/manuel-alvarez-bravo
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/135
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (132)

Salomé

1980 · Palladium print, No. 4 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image: 18.2 × 24.9 cm (7 3/16 × 9 13/16 in.); Paper: 24.8 × 30.3 cm (9 13/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

That Falls (que cae)

That Falls (que cae)

1980 · Palladium print, No. 8 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image/paper: 16.9 × 22.9 cm (6 11/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Paper: 24.9 × 30.4 cm (9 13/16 × 12 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Xipetotec

1979 · Palladium print, No. 5 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image: 23.7 × 17.8 cm (9 3/8 × 7 1/16 in.); Paper: 30.3 × 24.8 cm (11 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Diosa, Historia (Goddess, History)

Diosa, Historia (Goddess, History)

1979 · Palladium print, No. 10 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image: 17.8 × 24 cm (7 1/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 24.9 × 30.1 cm (9 13/16 × 11 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Siesta en la Hierba (Siesta in the Grass)

Siesta en la Hierba (Siesta in the Grass)

1979 · Palladium print, No. 7 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image: 17.1 × 23.1 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/8 in.); Paper: 24.6 × 30.5 cm (9 11/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Preface by André Breton, French

1978 · text page

Cleveland Museum of Art

Preface by André Breton, English

1978 · text page

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sin Título (Without Title)

Sin Título (Without Title)

1978 · Palladium print, No.1 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image: 18.3 × 17.9 cm (7 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.); Paper: 30.3 × 25.3 cm (11 15/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La Del Pirú (She of the Piru Tree)

La Del Pirú (She of the Piru Tree)

1978 · Palladium print, No. 3 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image: 23.2 × 17.5 cm (9 3/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Paper: 30.3 × 24.7 cm (11 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Women, a Large Blind, and Shadows (Dos Mujeres y la Gran Cortina con Sombras)

Two Women, a Large Blind, and Shadows (Dos Mujeres y la Gran Cortina con Sombras)

1977 · Gelatin silver print, No. 5 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 18.4 × 24.3 cm (7 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fruta Prohibida (Forbidden Fruit)

Fruta Prohibida (Forbidden Fruit)

1977 · Palladium print, No. 2 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image: 18.3 × 24.3 cm (7 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 24.9 × 33.3 cm (9 13/16 × 13 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venus

1977 · Platinum print

6 15/16 × 9 7/16" (17.7 × 24 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Manos en el 210 de Fernandez Leal (Hands on 210 Fernandez Leal)

Manos en el 210 de Fernandez Leal (Hands on 210 Fernandez Leal)

1976 · Gelatin silver print, No. 12 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Imge: 17.9 × 23.9 cm (7 1/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.2 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Window on the Maguey Cactus (Ventana a los Magueyes)

Window on the Maguey Cactus (Ventana a los Magueyes)

1976 · Gelatin silver print, No. 3 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Image: 17.9 × 23.6 cm (7 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

First Act (Acto Primero)

First Act (Acto Primero)

1975 · Gelatin silver print, No. 6 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 18 × 24.1 cm (7 1/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Maguey, Muro, Nube (Agave, Wall, Cloud)

Maguey, Muro, Nube (Agave, Wall, Cloud)

1975 · Gelatin silver print

6 5/16 × 9 7/16" (16.1 × 24 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Coyoacan, Mexico, D.F

Coyoacan, Mexico, D.F

1975 · Gelatin silver print

7 15/16 × 9 15/16" (20.3 × 25.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo

1974 · Fifteen gelatin silver prints

Museum of Modern Art

Growing Landscape (Paisaje de Siembras)

Growing Landscape (Paisaje de Siembras)

1972 · Gelatin silver print, No. 2 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 18.1 × 24.2 cm (7 3/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Paper: 20.1 × 25.4 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Paisaje inventado (Invented Landscape)

Paisaje inventado (Invented Landscape)

1972 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 30 × 36.9 cm (11 13/16 × 14 9/16 in.); Paper: 30.3 × 40.2 cm (11 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.); Mount: 70.8 × 55.7 cm (27 7/8 × 21 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Paisaje inventado (Invented Landscape)

Paisaje inventado (Invented Landscape)

1972 · Gelatin silver print

11 3/8 × 14 5/16" (28.9 × 36.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reed and Television (Carrizo y Tele)

Reed and Television (Carrizo y Tele)

1971 · Gelatin silver print, No. 8 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Image: 17.3 × 23.2 cm (6 13/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Paper: 20.1 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Temptations at Antonio's House (Tentaciones en Casa de Antonio)

Temptations at Antonio's House (Tentaciones en Casa de Antonio)

1970 · Gelatin silver print, No. 10 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Image: 24.2 × 19.5 cm (9 9/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Votive Offering (Votos)

Votive Offering (Votos)

1969 · Gelatin silver print, No. 3 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 18.5 × 24.4 cm (7 5/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.1 × 25.4 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

132 published of 192 catalogued · 180 with image

Art Institute Chicago
64 published64 img
MoMA
60 publishedof 120 catalogued115 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
Tate
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

El sistema nervioso del gran simpatico
1929 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Preface by André Breton, French
1978 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Preface by André Breton, English
1978 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Obrero en huelga, asesinado
1934 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Laughing Mannequins (Maniquís riendo) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Laughing Mannequins (Maniquís riendo) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements1

Collections5

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Tate Rago Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

Market

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