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Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev
- The Sultan Barmou of Tessaoua
- signed in Latin l.r.; further inscribed Barmou Sultan de Tessaoua and dated 1924 l.l.
- charcoal and wash on paper
- 57 by 42cm, 22 1/2 by 16 1/2 in.
Provenance
Collection of Hénoch Zwirblanski, Paris
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
The edges are slightly undulating and are uneven. There are some minor tears to the edges. The sheet has discoloured. There is foxing and staining throughout, particularly visible on the reverse. There is a layer of surface dirt. There is a small crease below the sitter's right eye. 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
In December 1924 shortly before returning to Zinder, the Croisière Noire expedition stopped in Tessaoua in order to meet with the Sultan depicted in the present portrait. As Georges-Marie Haardt and Louis Audouin Dubreuil relate in their account of the trip, Barmou was so grateful at their having fixed his car that he invited them to visit his famous harem of a hundred women.
Zwirblanski was a painter and collector who owned other works by Yakovlev including the large painting in oil and tempera, The Footbridge at Archambault, offered in these rooms in June 2009.
Zwirblanski was a painter and collector who owned other works by Yakovlev including the large painting in oil and tempera, The Footbridge at Archambault, offered in these rooms in June 2009.
The present work will be included in the forthcoming Alexander Yakovlev catalogue raisonné being prepared by Caroline Haardt de la Baume, who will provide a certificate of authenticity for this work