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MANUEL ÁLVAREZ BRAVO (1902-2002)
La Buena Fama Durmiendo [The Good Reputation Sleeping].
Silver print, the image measuring 9
1
/
2
x13
inches (24.4x33.1 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Bravo’s signature and his notation México, in
pencil, on verso. 1938; printed 1970s
[10,000/15,000]
84 BRASSAÏ (1899-1984)
L’Académie Julian (artists sketching a model).
Ferrotyped silver print, the image measuring 9
1
/
4
x7 inches
(23.5x17.8 cm.), with Brassaï’s 81, Rue du Faubourg St. Jacques hand stamp, and his credit, in pencil,
on verso. 1932
[12,000/18,000]
From Swann Galleries, NewYork, NewYork; to a Private Collector, in 1993.
This print was selected for the Museum of Modern Art (NewYork) exhibition “The Original Copy:
Photography of Sculpture, 1839-Today” and displayed fromAugust 1-November 1, 2010.The image
is reproduced in the accompanying catalogue.
The Hungarian born Brassaï, who worked in Paris from the 1930s-60s, was the subject of the
retrospectives “Brassaï: The Soul of Paris,” at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2000 (toured to the
Hayward Gallery, London); and “Brassaï:The Eye of Paris,” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
1998 (toured to J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; National Gallery of Art,Washington, D.C.).
His publications include
Le Paris secret des années 30
(1976);
Conversations avec Picasso
(1964); and, co-
authored with Picasso,
Graffiti
(1960). He was the recipient of several major awards, including the Gold
Medal for Photography at theVenice Biennale (1957), the first Grand Prix National de la Photographie
(1978), the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (1974), and the Chevalier de l’Order de la Legion d’honneur
(1976). His film,
Tant qu’il aura des bêtes
won Most Original Film at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.
Brassaï,
The Artists of My Life
(Viking Press), p. 223.
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