Dos Pares de Piernas (Two Pairs of Legs)

1928-1929, printed 1977

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Associated Names
Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Artist, Mexican, 1902 - 2002

This is a photograph of a building facade with signage and a partially visible advertisement. The image shows a weathered building facade with two windows, above which hangs a sign that reads "INSTALACIONES ELECTRICAS HUBARD Y BOURLON S. DE M. A." Beneath the windows is a large poster or advertisement displaying the lower half of a pair of stylized legs, one in pants with white shoes and the other in a skirt with white shoes, as if hanging in mid-air. The background includes a textured wall and two hanging light fixtures, partially visible. The words "LO INIMITABLE" are printed at the bottom of the advertisement. The image is in black and white tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt)

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.18 × 18.42 cm (9 1/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.22.53

  • Portfolio Title

    Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Raymond W. Merritt, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: M. Alvarez Bravo. / México. / 81/100; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1978.108.10

Wikidata ID

Q64157713

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