Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

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Manuel Alvarez Bravo

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Manuel Alvarez Bravo was a self-taught artistic photographer from Mexico. His style was surrealistic, and Bravo sought to avoid depicting stereotypes of Mexican culture in his photos. Early in his career he was influenced by Japanese prints, Cubism, French Surrealism, and abstract art forms, but later in life he drew much influence from Mexico's muralism movement.
 
« The word 'art' is very slippery. It really has no importance in relation to one's work. »
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Bravo's work spanned many fields, from promotional work commissioned by the government to cinematic pieces for the film industry.
 
« I work for the pleasure, for the pleasure of the work, and everything else is a matter for the critics. »
Manuel Alvarez Bravo


He also spent several decades teaching photography at the National School of Arts and the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, where his students included Graciela Iturbide and Nacho Lopez. Bravo's photos have been exhibited in some of the most esteemed galleries in the United States and Mexico, including the J. Paul Getty Museum and Casa Lamm Cultural Center. Because of his contributions to the photographic arts in Mexico, Manuel Alvarez Bravo is considered of of the most important fig Read More

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Instrumental, 1931

Photography

Gelatin Silver Print

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Contemporary art describes avant-garde or innovative art created in the recent past or the present day. The date describing the beginning of contemporary art varies by the institutions which exhibit the style. The museums often date the era based on their founding year.

Roberto MATTA | Demoiselles | Etching and Aquatint available for sale on composition gallery

Roberto Matta

Demoiselles

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

EUR 850

Sol LEWITT | Two Asymmetrical Pyramids and Their Mirror Images (Counterpoint) | Silkscreen  available for sale on composition gallery

Sol LeWitt

Two Asymmetrical Pyramids And Their Mirror Images (Counterpoint), 1986

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 1,900

Piero DORAZIO | Vortice | Mosaic  available for sale on composition gallery

Piero Dorazio

Vortice, 1989

Sculpture / Object

Mosaic

EUR 2,000

Dirk BRAECKMAN | Self-portrait | Photograph available for sale on composition gallery

Dirk Braeckman

Self-portrait, 1989

Photography

Photograph

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