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Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
- Portrait of Bohemi, Avungura Chief
- signed, titled, inscribed in Latin Niangara and dated 1925 l.r.
- sanguine, charcoal and pastel on paper
- image size: 73 by 54cm, 28 3/4 by 21 1/4 in.
Provenance
Collection of Georges-Marie Haardt, Paris
Georges Blache, Versailles, La Croisière Noire. Expédition Citroën Centre Afrique. Peintures-Dessins-Croquis par A. Iacovleff. Art Nègre. Sculptures de Cote d’Ivoire, du Mali et du Congo, d’Océanie et de Nouvelle Guinée, 23 May 1967, lot 81
Private collection, France
Georges Blache, Versailles, La Croisière Noire. Expédition Citroën Centre Afrique. Peintures-Dessins-Croquis par A. Iacovleff. Art Nègre. Sculptures de Cote d’Ivoire, du Mali et du Congo, d’Océanie et de Nouvelle Guinée, 23 May 1967, lot 81
Private collection, France
Exhibited
Paris, Hôtel Jean Charpentier, Alexandre Iacovleff. Peintre attaché à l’expédition Citroën Centre-Afrique. Exposition de peintures et dessins, May 1926, no.180
Tournai, Musée des Beaux-Arts, L'Afrique rêvée, December 2010 - March 2011
Les Sables d'Olonne, Musée de l'Abbaye Saint-Croix, Alexandre Iacovleff, les Croisières Citroën, December 2012 - March 2013
Tournai, Musée des Beaux-Arts, L'Afrique rêvée, December 2010 - March 2011
Les Sables d'Olonne, Musée de l'Abbaye Saint-Croix, Alexandre Iacovleff, les Croisières Citroën, December 2012 - March 2013
Literature
Exhibition catalogue Alexandre Iacovleff. Peintre attaché à l’expédition Citroën Centre-Afrique. Exposition de peintures et dessins, Paris, 1926, p.10, no.180 listed as Boimi, chef Avungura (Niangara)
P.Mille, 'L'oeuvre africain d'A.Iacovleff', Art et Décoration, June 1926, p.189 illustrated
A.Iacovleff, Dessins et Peintures d'Afrique, Croquis et notes de voyage, Paris, Lucien Vogel-Jules Meynial, 1927, illustrated pl.32
C.Haardt de la Baume, Alexandre Iacovleff l’artiste voyageur, Paris: Flammarion, 2000, p.72 illustrated
Exhibition catalogue L'Afrique rêvée, Tournai: Musée des Beaux-Arts, 2010, p.108 illustrated
Exhibition catalogue Alexandre Iacovleff, les Croisières Citroën, Les Sables d'Olonne: Musée de l'Abbaye Saint-Croix, 2012, pp.44 and 67 illustrated
P.Mille, 'L'oeuvre africain d'A.Iacovleff', Art et Décoration, June 1926, p.189 illustrated
A.Iacovleff, Dessins et Peintures d'Afrique, Croquis et notes de voyage, Paris, Lucien Vogel-Jules Meynial, 1927, illustrated pl.32
C.Haardt de la Baume, Alexandre Iacovleff l’artiste voyageur, Paris: Flammarion, 2000, p.72 illustrated
Exhibition catalogue L'Afrique rêvée, Tournai: Musée des Beaux-Arts, 2010, p.108 illustrated
Exhibition catalogue Alexandre Iacovleff, les Croisières Citroën, Les Sables d'Olonne: Musée de l'Abbaye Saint-Croix, 2012, pp.44 and 67 illustrated
Condition
The sheet has discoloured and there is evidence of foxing throughout. There is a crease to the sitter's head dress in the top right corner. There is a pinhole to the sitter's left cheek. There are light surface scratches in places throughout and some creasing across the lower edge of the sheet. Held in a simple wooden frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This painting is sold in the original Macassar ebony frame designed by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann.
The present work will be included in the forthcoming Alexander Yakovlev catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Caroline Haardt de la Baume.