Mario Cravo Neta Sold at Auction Prices

Mario Cravo Neto, ‘Torso Negro Com Cal’, Silver Print, 1988

Gelatin silver print Brazil, 1988 Mario Cravo Neto (1947-2009) – Brazilian photographer, sculptor and draughtsman Signed and dated in pencil, numbered AP Matted Image dimensions: 18 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (46 x 46 cm.) Sheet dimensions: 22 x 18 5/8 in. (55.9 x 47.3 cm.) Overall dimensions: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.) Very good condition Estimate $6,000-$8,000 Mario Cravo Neta (Brazilian, 1947-2009) Mario Cravo Neto trained as a sculptor under his father before studying photography in Berlin and New York at the Art Students League. His work centers on Afro-Brazilian culture through staged black and white images. The formal quality of his compositions highlights the sculptural aspect of his subject matter. Cravo Neto’s work has been published in numerous monographs and can be found in international public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro. Condition In overall good condition. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.