ALEXANDER YAKOVLEV (1887-1938) Set of four lithographs ‘Croisière noire’

after drawings and paintings executed during the Citroën Centre's Africa Expedition in 1924-25 colour lithograph signed, dated, titled in plate ‘…. A. Jakovleff ...’ (lower right) 36 x 26 cm (à vue) (each) Alexander Yakovlev was the official painter for the scientific expeditions to Centre's Africa launched by André Citroën. In 1924-25, he took part in the Croisière Noire expedition that crossed the Sahara, Niger, Chad and the Congo before arriving in Madagascar. The expedition enabled to build up a major African natural science collection, bring back more than 6,000 photographs and make a film.