Lot Essay
In 1928, Alexandre Iacovleff returned to Africa after the Croisière noire with Henri de Rothschild. They went together in Ethiopia where Iacovleff made the present composition in Afdem, by the Rift valley.
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Fara Ali, Afdem
Details
Alexandre Iacovleff (1887-1938)
Fara Ali, Afdem
signed, dated and inscribed 'Fara Ali/Afdem/A. Iacovleff' (lower left)
pastel on paper
29½ x 21¾ in.(75 x 55.5 cm.)
Fara Ali, Afdem
signed, dated and inscribed 'Fara Ali/Afdem/A. Iacovleff' (lower left)
pastel on paper
29½ x 21¾ in.(75 x 55.5 cm.)
Provenance
Mr Hans Heysen, Hahndorf.
The above's sale: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 18 June 1970, lot 3.
Christie's, Melbourne, 19-20 April 2005, lot 132.
The above's sale: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 18 June 1970, lot 3.
Christie's, Melbourne, 19-20 April 2005, lot 132.
Exhibited
Sydney, National Gallery of New South Wales, Special Exhibition of Contemporary British and Continental Artists, 19 October - 31 December 1938, no. 91.
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