Artworks · Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Absent Portrait (Retrato ausente)

1945 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 24 × 16.5 cm (9 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.); Mount: 38.2 × 31.7 cm (15 1/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lengthened Light (Luz restirada)

1944 · Gelatin silver print, No. 4 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 24.2 × 17.7 cm (9 9/16 × 7 in.); Paper: 25.3 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Un pez que llaman sierra (A Fish Called Sierra)

1944 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/2 × 7 1/4" (24.1 × 18.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Somewhat Gay and Graceful (Un poco alegre y graciosa)

1942 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 17.2 × 24.4 cm (6 13/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Mount: 30.4 × 38.4 cm (12 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Fish Called Saw (Un Pez que llaman Sierra)

1942 · Gelatin silver print, No. 11 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 24.1 × 17.4 cm (9 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.); Paper: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

How Small the World is (Qué chiquito es el mundo)

1942 · Gelatin silver print, No. 15 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Image: 18.6 × 24.3 cm (7 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cross of Chalma (Cruce de Chalma)

1942 · Gelatin silver print, No. 11 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Image: 23.9 × 17.3 cm (9 7/16 × 6 13/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Un poco alegre y graciosa (Somewhat Gay and Graceful)

1942 · Gelatin silver print

6 5/8 × 9 1/2" (16.9 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Un poco alegre y graciosa (Somewhat Gay and Graceful)

1942 · Gelatin silver print

6 15/16 × 9 5/8" (17.7 × 24.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cruce de Chalma (Crossing at Chalma)

1942 · Gelatin silver print

9 9/16 × 6 7/16" (24.3 × 16.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Qué chiquito es el mundo (How Small the World Is)

1942 · Gelatin silver print

6 5/16 × 9 1/2" (16 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ventana de Radiografías (X-ray Window)

1940 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 9.7 × 7.2 cm (3 7/8 × 2 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Retrato póstumo (Posthumous Portrait)

1939 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/16 × 6 15/16" (23 × 17.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Peregrino en las cosas desta vida (Pilgrim among Worldly Things)

1939 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/2 × 9 3/8" (19 × 23.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Good Reputation Sleeping (La buena fama durmiendo)

1938 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.8 × 24.7 cm (7 7/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Mount: 29.7 × 39 cm (11 3/4 × 15 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Skylight (Gorrión, claro)

1938 · Gelatin silver print, No. 13 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 18.3 × 24.1 cm (7 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 20.1 × 25.4 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Box of Visions (Caja de visiones)

1938 · Gelatin silver print, No. 7 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 19 × 23.5 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Unbandaging (La Desvendada)

1938 · Palladium print, No. 6 from the portfolio "Ten Nudes (Diez Desnudos)" (1981)

Image: 22.2 × 15.4 cm (8 3/4 × 6 1/8 in.); Paper: 30.4 × 25.1 cm (12 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La buena fama durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping)

1938 · Gelatin silver print

7 3/8 × 9 5/8" (18.7 × 24.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Salineros en Cuyutlán 3 (Salt Workers in Cuyutlán 3)

1938 · Gelatin silver print

6 11/16 × 9 1/2" (17 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Salineros en Cuyutlán 1 (Salt Workers in Cuyutlán 1)

1938 · Gelatin silver print

5 1/2 × 4 3/16" (13.9 × 10.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

La buena fama durmiendo (The Good Reputation Sleeping)

1938 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/4 × 9 5/16" (18.4 × 23.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Unbandaged of the Aztecs. (La Desvendade de los aztecas)

1938 · Gelatin silver print

9 9/16 × 6 5/8" (24.3 × 16.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Espejo Negro (Black Mirror)

1936 · Palladium print, No. 9 from the portfolio "Diez Desnudos (Ten Nudes)" (1981)

Image: 23.9 × 18.9 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 30.1 × 24.7 cm (11 7/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Window of the Choir (Ventana al coro)

1936 · Gelatin silver print, No. 4 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Image: 23.6 × 16.6 cm (9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in.); Paper: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of the Eternal (Retrato de lo eterno)

1935 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 24.5 × 19.5 cm (9 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Mount: 41.1 × 33.9 cm (16 3/16 × 13 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of the Eternal (Retrato de lo Eterno)

1935 · Gelatin silver print, No. 15 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 23.9 × 19 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Visit (La Visita)

1935 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18 × 24 cm (7 1/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Mount: 35.7 × 43.1 cm (14 1/16 × 17 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Visit (La Visita)

1935 · Gelatin silver print, No. 5 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Image: 16.7 × 23.7 cm (6 5/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.3 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mujer Penandose

1935 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/16 × 6 5/8" (23.4 × 16.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Los creadores, los formadores (The Creators, The Makers)

1935 · Gelatin silver print

9 7/16 × 7 5/16" (24 × 18.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Crouched Ones (Los agachados)

1934 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.8 × 24.1 cm (7 7/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Mount: 30.3 × 38.2 cm (11 15/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Man from Papantla (Señor de Papantla)

1934 · Gelatin silver print, No. 8 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Image: 23.6 × 18.2 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Striking Worker Murdered (Obrero en huelga asesinado)

1934 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.6 × 25.1 cm (7 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.); Mount: 31.2 × 39.2 cm (12 5/16 × 15 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Los agachados (The Crouched Ones)

1934 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/4 × 9 1/2" (18.5 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sed pública (Public Thirst)

1934 · Gelatin silver print

10 3/8 × 7 3/8" (26.3 × 18.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Obrero en huelga, asesinado (Striking Worker, Assassinated)

1934 · Gelatin silver print

7 3/8 × 9 5/8" (18.7 × 24.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Obrero en huelga, asesinado (Striking Worker, Assassinated)

1934 · Gelatin silver print

7 9/16 × 9 3/8" (19.2 × 23.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sed pública (Public Thirst)

1934 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Los agachados (The Crouched Ones)

1934 · Gelatin silver print

7 × 9 3/8" (17.8 × 23.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Daughter of the Dancers (La hija de los danzantes)

1933 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 24.2 × 17.1 cm (9 9/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Mount: 38.2 × 29.7 cm (15 1/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Día de Todos los Muertos (Day of All Dead)

1933 · Gelatin silver print, No. 8 from the portfolio "Manuel Alvarez Bravo" (1981)

Image: 24.1 × 17.7 cm (9 1/2 × 7 in.); Paper: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La de las Bellas Artes (She of the Fine Arts)

1933 · Gelatin silver print

7 5/16 × 9 1/2" (18.6 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tumba reciente (Recent Grave)

1933 · Gelatin silver print

6 3/4 × 9 3/4" (17.1 × 24.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

El eclipse (The Eclipse)

1933 · Gelatin silver print

7 5/16 × 9 1/2" (18.6 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

La hija de los danzantes (The Daughter of the Dancers)

1933 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/16 × 6 5/8" (23.4 × 16.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tumba reciente (Recent Grave)

1933 · Gelatin silver print

6 1/2 × 9 1/2" (16.6 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plática junto a la estatua (Conversation near the Statue)

1933 · Gelatin silver print

7 × 8 3/4" (17.8 × 22.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art