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Print Sales presents a selection of rare platinum and silver gelatin prints by the great modernist Mexican photographer, Manuel Álvarez Bravo (b. Mexico City, 1902-2002).

Initially self-taught, Álvarez Bravo first picked up a camera as a teenager while working at a government job. His early style was influenced by studying international photographic journals particularly looking at the work of European artists such as Edward Weston and Tina Modotti, both of whom he later met. Through them he was introduced to Mexico’s avant-garde scene, including Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and his work …