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Alexandre Iacovleff (1887-1938)
Lot 124

Alexandre Iacovleff (1887-1938)

Fire in the bush at Yalinga

Fermé28 November 2011

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Alexandre Iacovleff (1887-1938)
Fire in the bush at Yalinga
signed, inscribed and dated 'Yalinga/1925/A Iacovleff' (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 x 17¾ in. (53 x 45 cm.)

Acquired directly from the artist by the Duchess de Gramont, born Princess Maria Ruspoli.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner in the 1970s.

Note du spécialiste

Léon Poirier's film, which documents the Croisière Noire depicts the expedition team taking part in a hunt in the African bush, using fire to smoke out their prey. Poirier's footage allows us to date this oil to between the end of January and early February 1925.