Mexican · 1902–2002
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Manuel Álvarez Bravo was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography.
Where to see Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Juego de Papel
1926–1927 · J. Paul Getty Museum
![Juego de papel [ovalos], Variation #3, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1926–1927](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/d61a1ec9-4bad-43b2-b7b4-5012e4bd7848/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
Juego de papel [ovalos], Variation #3
1926–1927 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Arena y pinitos
about 1927–1930 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Two Pairs of Legs
1928–29 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Untitled
negative 1928–1929; print later, probably 1980s · J. Paul Getty Museum
Dos pares de piernas (Two Pairs of Legs)
1928–1929 · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[Los obstáculos], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, negative 1929; print later, probably 1970s](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/e3ee31d8-06a5-492b-b9e9-f302507e4ab6/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[Los obstáculos]
negative 1929; print later, probably 1970s · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[Scaffolding No. 1], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, negative 1929; print later, possibly 1970s](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/6345f777-1396-4f1c-9f55-430b91d50994/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[Scaffolding No. 1]
negative 1929; print later, possibly 1970s · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[Tinglado #2], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, negative 1929; print later, possibly 1970s](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/e097c987-2ea7-4542-a0e7-772ebbe720d7/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[Tinglado #2]
negative 1929; print later, possibly 1970s · J. Paul Getty Museum
Pianola
1929 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Cuatro arbolitos y adobes
1930 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Maniqui tapado, Mexico
1930 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Libros (Books)
negative 1930; print 1998 · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[Parabola Optica], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, negative 1931; print late 1970s](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/e75548f5-40ac-4ebd-ba0a-330e98427e2a/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[Parabola Optica]
negative 1931; print late 1970s · J. Paul Getty Museum
Parábola Optica
negative 1931; print later probably 1970s · J. Paul Getty Museum
Estudio de manos de Tamayo, Mexico (Study of Tamayo's Hands)
negative 1931; print 1998 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Escala de escalas
1932 · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[Paisaje y galope], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, negative 1932; print later, probably 1980s](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/35fbc827-4721-4db9-a174-f6c9ef8bdb54/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[Paisaje y galope]
negative 1932; print later, probably 1980s · J. Paul Getty Museum
Striking Worker Murdered (Obrero en huelga asesinado)
1934 · Art Institute of Chicago
Lluvia de chispas
1935 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Trabajadores del fuego (Fire Workers)
negative 1935; print about 1990 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Sobre el periódico
negative about 1935; print later, probably 1990s · J. Paul Getty Museum
La chispa
1936 · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[La Desvendada], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, negative 1938; print about 1980](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/d40b0937-eade-4170-b97c-c0516a0665d3/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[La Desvendada]
negative 1938; print about 1980 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Puesto de cocos
negative 1940s; print 1980s · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[La Muchacha del Tren] / [Las estaciones], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, negative 1940s; print later](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/bf091979-e224-402b-bcde-cb297eb1a469/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[La Muchacha del Tren] / [Las estaciones]
negative 1940s; print later · J. Paul Getty Museum
Mechón
negative 1940s; print late 1990s · J. Paul Getty Museum
Retrato de Juan Rulfo
about 1940 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Frida Kahlo en el Museo de Arte Moderno
1944 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Untitled
about 1950 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Diego Rivera Painting a Mural
1951 · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[Angel del Temblor I], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, negative 1957; print 1970s](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/5e1f4b2f-9de4-4075-8d03-691e79526816/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[Angel del Temblor I]
negative 1957; print 1970s · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[Angel del Temblor II], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1957](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/cb1a5b51-6bce-4b05-a1fa-68ae5a614f5f/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[Angel del Temblor II]
1957 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Francisco Toledo
1960 · J. Paul Getty Museum
En su lugar
1969 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Para subir al cielo
1970–1972 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Platano, Planta, Variation #4
1974 · J. Paul Getty Museum
![Plátano, planta [Variation #3], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1974](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/20174d92-e427-40d8-b584-bb0e5daae5ca/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
Plátano, planta [Variation #3]
1974 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Platano, Planta 1
1974 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Platano, Planta
1974 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Maguey y pared dentada
1976 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Octavio Paz, Mexico
negative 1977; print about 1985 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Autorretrato
1980 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Caballito de Quito (Horse, Quito)
1984 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Sombreros
1984 · J. Paul Getty Museum
![[No Ves], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, about 1994](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/50c0955b-5b45-4c5d-8fa6-99c9768e1c5a/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
[No Ves]
about 1994 · J. Paul Getty Museum
Arena y Pinitos (Sand and Small Pines)
1920s, printed 1977 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Dos Pares de Piernas (Two Pairs of Legs)
1928-1929, printed 1977 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
El Sistema Nervioso del Gran Simpatico (The sympathetic nervous system)
1929, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
El Sistema nervioso del gran simpático (The Sympathetic Nervous System)
1929 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Caja de Visiones (Box of Visions)
1930s, printed 1977 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
La tierra misma (The Earth Itself)
1930s · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Trampa puesta (Set Trap)
1930s · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
René d'Harnoncourt
1930s · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
José Clemente Orozco
1930-1939 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
René d'Harnoncourt
1930s · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Maniquís riendo (Laughing Mannequins)
1930 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Trampa puesta (Set Trap)
1930s · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
El ensueño (The daydream)
1931, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Parabola Optica (Optical parable)
1931, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
El ensueño (The Daydream)
1931 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
El ensueño (The Daydream)
1931 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Parábola Óptica (Optical Parable)
1931 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Escala de escalas (Ladder of Ladders)
1931 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Parábola Óptica (Optical Parable)
1931 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Retrato de lo Eterno (Woman Combing Her Hair)
1932-1933, printed 1977 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Enterramiento en Metepec (Burial at Metepec)
1932 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
La de las Bellas Artes (She of the fine arts)
1933, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
El eclipse (The eclipse)
1933, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Tumba reciente (Recent grave)
1933, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
La hija de los danzantes (The Daughter of the Dancers)
1933 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Plática junto a la estatua (Conversation near the Statue)
1933 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
La de las Bellas Artes (She of the Fine Arts)
1933 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Tumba reciente (Recent Grave)
1933 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Tumba reciente (Recent Grave)
1933 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
El eclipse (The Eclipse)
1933 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Señor de Papantla (The Man From Papantla)
1934-1935, printed 1977 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Los agachados (The crouched ones)
1934, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Obrero en huelga, asesinado (Striking worker, assassinated)
1934, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Sed pública (Public thirst)
1934, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Trampa puesta (Set trap)
1934, printed 1974 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Los agachados (The Crouched Ones)
1934 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Obrero en huelga, asesinado (Striking Worker, Assassinated)
1934 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Sed pública (Public Thirst)
1934 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Sed pública (Public Thirst)
1934 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Obrero en huelga, asesinado (Striking Worker, Assassinated)
1934 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Los agachados (The Crouched Ones)
1934 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Retrato de lo Eterno (Portrait of the Eternal)
1935 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Los creadores, los formadores (The Creators, The Makers)
1935 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Mujer Penandose
1935 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Gorrión, Claro (Skylight)
1938-1940, printed 1977 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Salineros en Cuyutlán 1 (Salt Workers in Cuyutlán 1)
1938 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
La buena fama durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping)
1938-39 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
The Unbandaged of the Aztecs. (La Desvendade de los aztecas)
1938 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Salineros en Cuyutlán 3 (Salt Workers in Cuyutlán 3)
1938 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
La buena fama durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping)
1938-39 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art