Los Perros Durmiendo Ladran (Sleeping Dogs Bark)

1966, printed 1977

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Associated Names
Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Artist, Mexican, 1902 - 2002

The image shows a black and white dog lying on the ground beneath a wooden structure. The dog is in front of a wooden frame leaning against a stone wall. Strong sunlight casts shadows across the scene, emphasizing the textures of the beams, wall, and the dog's fur.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt)

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.86 × 19.05 cm (9 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.22.52

  • 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.; bottom right corner: 81/100; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1978.108.9

Wikidata ID

Q64157721

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