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Alexandre Jacovleff
Alexandre Jacovleff

Alexandre Jacovleff

Russian, 1887 - 1938
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Alexandre Yevgenievich Jacovleff (also spelt Iacovleff or Yakovlev) was a Russian neoclassicist painter, draughtsman, designer and etcher.

Alexandre was the son of a naval officer from Saint Petersburg, where he was born. Between 1905 and 1913 he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts under Kardovsky. While a student he enjoyed drawing and worked for the art magazines Apollon, Satiricon, Niva, New Satiricon. After 1912, Jacovleff was a member of Mir Iskusstva. Jacovleff's large group portrait On Academic Dacha was exhibited at the Baltic Exhibition in Malmö in 1912, and received praise from the critics present, including Alexandre Benois.

During his student days he befriended another Academy student, Vasiliy Shukhaev. They were almost inseparable, and received the nickname of The Twins.

In 1913, Jackovleff received the rank of an Artist and a scholarship to study abroad for his paintings Bathing (Купание) and In Banya. He also composed his famous In The Day Shining painting the same year. He later went to Italy and Spain together with Shukhaev. There they painted their double self-portrait as Harlequin and Pierrot. Another important work of that period was Violinist painted in 1915. At that time Jacovleff attempted to integrate Renaissance art with Primitivism, particularly the Russian Lubok.

In 1915, Jacovleff returned to Petrograd. The same year his works were shown at a Mir Iskusstva exhibition and caused mixed reactions. While some critics praised them, the Academy of Arts rejected them. Jackovleff painted a lot of Sanguine drawings including the Shalyapin portrait. He frescoed Firsanov's mansion in Moscow, and the artistic cabaret Prival Komediantov in Petrograd. He also lectured on Women's Architect Courses and organized his own (together with Shukhaev, Radlov and Kardovsky) artistic movement: St. Luke Guild of Painters (Цех Живописцев имени Святого Луки).

In the summer of 1917, Jacovleff received a scholarship to study in the Far East. He traveled to Mongolia, China and Japan (1917–1919). For example the end of the First World War he celebrated at the Italian Legation in Beijing together with the Italian chargé d'affaires Daniele Varè. Subsequently he settled in Paris and obtained French Citizenship. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Between 1924 and 1925 he took part in an expedition to the Sahara desert and Equatorial Africa organized by Citroën (Croisière Noire). His African paintings were a big success and as a result Jacovleff was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1926. In 1928, Jacovleff organized a large personal exhibition in Moscow.

Between 1931 and 1932, he was the Artistic Adviser of another Citroën expedition, this time across Asia: the Yellow Expedition. He travelled through Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia and China, and created a number of orientalist paintings.

From 1934 to 1937, Jacovleff was the Director of the Painting Department of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He spent the last months of his life in Paris and Capri. He died in Paris in 1938, after an unsuccessful surgery.

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Musiciens Malgaches (Tananarive)

Musiciens Malgaches (Tananarive) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Famille Malgache (Tananarive)

Famille Malgache (Tananarive) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Tananarive, vue du Palais de la Reine

Tananarive, vue du Palais de la Reine (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Femme M’Gogo avec son enfant (Dodoma)

Femme M’Gogo avec son enfant (Dodoma) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Femme M’Gogo (Dodoma)

Femme M’Gogo (Dodoma) (1927)

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Les Hauts Plateaux de Madagascar

Les Hauts Plateaux de Madagascar (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Marigua, M’Gogo (Dodoma)

Marigua, M’Gogo (Dodoma) (1927)

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Mutila, M’Gogo (Dodoma)

Mutila, M’Gogo (Dodoma) (1927)

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Dans la Grande Forét

Dans la Grande Forét (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Masua, Tike-Tik (Arebi)

Masua, Tike-Tik (Arebi) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Napudrè, Femme de Tuba (Niangara)

Napudrè, Femme de Tuba (Niangara) (1927)

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Molendé, la Mangbetou

Molendé, la Mangbetou (1927)

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Nafarangui, femme d’Eki Bondo avec son enfant (Bondo)

Nafarangui, femme d’Eki Bondo avec son enfant (Bondo) (1927)

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Kotiané, Filette Mangbetou (Niangara)

Kotiané, Filette Mangbetou (Niangara) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Titi et Naranghè, filles du chef Eki Bondo (Haut Ouellè)

Titi et Naranghè, filles du chef Eki Bondo (Haut Ouellè) (1927)

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Uru, la Mangbetou (Niangara)

Uru, la Mangbetou (Niangara) (1927)

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Aoua, femme banda (Ialinga)

Aoua, femme banda (Ialinga) (1927)

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Tuba, chef Matchaga (Niangara)

Tuba, chef Matchaga (Niangara) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Boèmi, chef Avungura (Niangara)

Boèmi, chef Avungura (Niangara) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Femme Banda avec son enfant

Femme Banda avec son enfant (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Aboura, chef Ababoua (Bambili)

Aboura, chef Ababoua (Bambili) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Danseuse Makere (Bambili)

Danseuse Makere (Bambili) (1927)

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Daboa, jeune fille Sara (Fort Archambault)

Daboa, jeune fille Sara (Fort Archambault) (1927)

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Louaho, chef Wagenia (Stanleyville)

Louaho, chef Wagenia (Stanleyville) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Un Village dans l’Oubangui-Chari

Un Village dans l’Oubangui-Chari (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Antilope Hippotrague (Am Dafok)

Antilope Hippotrague (Am Dafok) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Antilope Jackson (Am Dafok)

Antilope Jackson (Am Dafok) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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A la sortie d’un Kori (Cuvette)

A la sortie d’un Kori (Cuvette) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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Sara Le Pisteur (Bahr Ouandja)

Sara Le Pisteur (Bahr Ouandja) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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La Ganza (Bambili)

La Ganza (Bambili) (1927)

Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian, 1887 - 1938)
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