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Alexandre Jacovleff (1887–1938), Portrait of a Young African Man, 1925
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Alexandre Jacovleff (1887–1938), born in Saint Petersburg and later naturalized as French, was a prominent Russian painter. The son of a naval officer, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg under Dmitri Kardovsky and formed a friendship with Vassili Choukhaiev. Active in the Mir Iskousstva movement, he left Russia in 1917 to travel through Asia, including China and Japan.
Settling in Paris in 1920, Jacovleff gained recognition through exhibitions and publications, including Drawings & Paintings of the Far East. In 1924, he became the official painter of the Black Cruise, traveling across Africa and creating 300 drawings. He later designed sets for the ballet Semiramis at the Paris Opera and directed the drawing school at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
This painting is one of the portraits Alexandre Jacovleff created during his journey with the Black Cruise. It depicts a Congolese man.
Oil on panel.
Signed in the down right corner and dated 1925, located in Congo.
Dimensions without frame : H: 29 cm W: 19 cm
Dimensions with frame : H : 51.7 cm W : 45 cm D : 3.7 cm
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Alexandre Iacovleff (1887–1938), né à Saint-Pétersbourg et naturalisé français, fut un peintre russe de renom. Fils d’un officier de marine, il étudia à l'Académie impériale des beaux-arts de Saint-Pétersbourg sous la direction de Dmitri Kardovski, où il se lia d’amitié avec Vassili Choukhaïev. Actif dans le mouvement Mir Iskousstva, il quitta la Russie en 1917 pour l'Asie, voyageant en Chine et au Japon.
Installé à Paris en 1920, il se distingue par ses expositions et publications, dont « Dessins & Peintures d’Extrême-Orient ». En 1924, il devient le peintre officiel de la Croisière noire, traversant l’Afrique et produisant 300 dessins. Suivant son succès, il réalise les décors du ballet « Sémiramis » à l’Opéra de Paris et dirige l'école de dessin du musée des beaux-arts de Boston.
Cette peinture est l'un des portraits réalisés par Alexandre Iacovleff durant son voyage avec la Croisière noire. Elle illustre un homme congolais.
Huile sur panneau.
Signée en bas à droite et datée en 1925, situé au Congo.
Dimensions sans cadre : H : 29 cm L : 19 cm
Dimensions avec cadre : H : 51.7 cm L : 45 cm P : 3.7 cm
- Dimensions:Height: 20.36 in (51.7 cm)Width: 17.72 in (45 cm)Depth: 1.46 in (3.7 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1925
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: 3021stDibs: LU1012841477492
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