# Manuel Alvarez Bravo - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T08:48:24.221Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 343
- Lots with prices: 205
- First auction date: 2001-10-03
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-01
- Median realised price: $2,800
- Price range: $30 to $228,750

## Market Takeaway
Manuel Alvarez Bravo shows deep auction liquidity with 322 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $5,200.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 24% (46 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 68.8% (132 sales)
- $10,000\+: 7.3% (14 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 55
- Recent 12 months median: $2,750
- Previous 12 months median: $100
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-11
- Days since latest sale: 69
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 75 lots
- Bonhams: 66 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 48 lots
- Skinner: 15 lots
- Phillips: 14 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 14 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 11 lots
- Finarte: 10 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 9 lots
- Puckett Auctions: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2023-05-19 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Brunk Auctions | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-bravo-809-c-c994534b6f
2. 2021-05-23 | MANUEL ALVAREZ BRAVO PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED | Puckett Auctions | $275
3. 2026-04-01 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo \(1902 \- 2002\) \- Dos Pares de Piernas \(Two Pairs of Legs\), 1928\-1929 | Finarte | €3,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-bravo-1902-2002-dos-pares-de-piernas-two-pairs-of-legs-1928-1929-169-c-88a05a9ccd
4. 2026-02-27 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo 1902\-2002 | Schneider\-Henn | €1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-bravo-1902-2002-503-c-b080223720
5. 2026-01-25 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo \(1902\-2002\): La Desvendada o Las Azoteas, Mexico, 1938 | Santa Monica Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-bravo-1902-2002-la-desvendada-o-las-azoteas-mexico-1938-112-c-198acfe207
6. 2026-01-25 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo \(1902\-2002\): Parabola Optica, 1931 | Santa Monica Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-bravo-1902-2002-parabola-optica-1931-109-c-51f3062e05
7. 2025-12-11 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Frida Kahlo | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $7,500
8. 2025-12-11 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Isabel Villasenor, Mexico | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-bravo-isabel-villasenor-mexico-124-c-5119571934
9. 2025-11-04 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Nino Maya de Tulum | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000
10. 2025-11-04 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo, El Ensueno | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,000
11. 2025-09-11 | Large collection of Manuel Alvarez Bravo | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-large-collection-of-manuel-alvarez-bravo-48-c-dee4202897
12. 2025-05-17 | MANUEL ALVAREZ BRAVO \(1902\-2002\) GELATIN SILVER PRINT 'RETRATO DE LO ETERNO' | Austin Auction Gallery | $2,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-bravo-1902-2002-gelatin-silver-print-retrato-de-lo-eterno-3225-c-a77447e9d6
13. 2024-09-14 | Manuel Alvarez, Optic Parable, 1931 | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-optic-parable-1931-521-c-86a4b46aba
14. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Portrait Of The Eternal, 1935 | Joshua Kodner | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-portrait-of-the-eternal-1935-821-c-b8d4fbe975
15. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Optic Parable, 1931 | Joshua Kodner | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-optic-parable-1931-820-c-13b44da991
16. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Mayan Boy Of Tulum, 1942 | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-mayan-boy-of-tulum-1942-819-c-5154014851
17. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Margarita From Bonampak, 1949 | Joshua Kodner | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-margarita-from-bonampak-1949-818-c-e3848ca82f
18. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Leon Trotsky, 1930\-40 | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-leon-trotsky-1930-40-817-c-d2b4ec5aec
19. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, A Quarter To Twelve, 1957 | Joshua Kodner | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-a-quarter-to-twelve-1957-792-c-20b4a6a8ea
20. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Wounded Agaves, 1950 | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-wounded-agaves-1950-790-c-5ba4658b67
21. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Workers Of The Tropics, 1944 | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-workers-of-the-tropics-1944-789-c-458473f8da
22. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Wooden Horse, 1928 | Joshua Kodner | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-wooden-horse-1928-788-c-1e34fd7a33
23. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Window To The Choir, 1936 | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-window-to-the-choir-1936-787-c-f134319acc
24. 2024-08-10 | Manuel Alvarez, Tree Struck By Lightning, 1956 | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manuel-alvarez-tree-struck-by-lightning-1956-786-c-e7049b7bd6

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