Lot Essay
The members of the Croisière Noire reached Fort Lamy, the capital of Chad, in December 1924.
Young Bornou girl (Fort Lamy) 'Fillette bornou (Fort Lamy)'
Details
Alexandre Iacovleff (1887-1938)
Young Bornou girl (Fort Lamy)
'Fillette bornou (Fort Lamy)'
signed and inscribed lower left Petite Bornou/Fort Lamy./A Iacovleff
charcoal and pastel on paper
38 x 33 cm
Young Bornou girl (Fort Lamy)
'Fillette bornou (Fort Lamy)'
signed and inscribed lower left Petite Bornou/Fort Lamy./A Iacovleff
charcoal and pastel on paper
38 x 33 cm
Literature
Pascal Forthuny, 'Alexandre Iacovleff en Afrique', L'Art et les Artistes, Paris, March 1926, p. 181, illustrated.