
Parábola Óptica (Optical Parable), Mexico
A street-level shop window display reflects and layers competing imagery, creating a meditation on vision, illusion, and the act of seeing itself. Manuel Álvarez Bravo's masterful composition blurs the boundary between interior and exterior, merging reflections, signage, and objects into a dreamlike visual puzzle. The gelatin silver print exemplifies his poetic approach to surrealism, rooted deeply in the everyday textures of Mexican life.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
April 4, 2017
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