Paisaje de Siembras (Growing Landscape)

1972-1974, printed 1977

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Associated Names
Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Artist, Mexican, 1902 - 2002

The image shows an elevated view of an agricultural area with rows of plants. The landscape features plant beds and paths, creating patterns on undulating terrain. The black and white color scheme highlights textures and arrangements of the plants, accentuating light and shadow play. In the distance, wild vegetation and trees interrupt the orderly rows, indicating a transition from cultivated land to natural landscape.
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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.; bottom right corner: 81/100; by unknown hand, bottom left corner: 417

Wikidata ID

Q64157718

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