Alexandre Iacovleff (1887-1938).
Dessins et peintures d’Afrique exécutés au cours de l’Expédition Citroën Centre-Afrique. Deuxième mission Haardt et Audouin-Dubreuil. Croquis de route et notes de voyage. Paris, Meynial, 1927.
In folio (385 x 280 mm) contenant les 50 dessins en couleurs de Iacovleff dont une double page. SANS le texte. Avec le portefeuille original de l’éditeur en peau de mouton à rabats. Portefeuille très fatigué, à restaurer. Planches d'une grande fraîcheur.
Alexandre Iacovleff (1887-1938).
Dessins et peintures d'Afrique exécutés au cours de l'expédition Citroën Centre Afrique. Deuxième mission Haardt Audouin-Dubreuil. Paris, Jules Meynial, [1927] Folio, 50 subjects on 49 sheets. WITHOUT the text.
Plates: loose. In 3-flaps portfolio in "filali" (morrocan goat leather) with leather laces. Portfolio very worn, to be restored.
Luxurious edition under Lucien Vogel's supervision. Iacovleff's text is illustrated with marginal black offset sketches printed on Madagascar paper and 50 plates on "vélin Lafuma". The painter Iacovleff (1887-1938) had been chosen by André Citroën to depict "by pencil and brush" the manners and customs of the natives during the expedition of the Black cruise (autocaterpillar crossing), which crossed the Sahara, Niger, Chad and Congo to get to Madagascar. Its aim was to study the possibilities of communication between these countries thanks to the car use and the development of luxury tourism with impact on local populations.
Plates in good condition.
