214 - Igor DELMAS (born in 1929)

Igor DELMAS (born in 1929) Dogon Statue (Mali): Arou Carrying Dyon, Detail of the Bust from the Front Close-up view, from the front, of the two superimposed figures, against a gray background. Print produced for the exhibition catalog “Scultura africana. Omaggio a André Malraux” (Rome, Villa Medici, May 7–June 15, 1986), curated by Jacques Kerchache and presented at the French Academy in Rome, then directed by Jean-Marie Drot. Silver print 23.7 x 17.5 cm Inscription on the reverse: Pencil annotation: “Dogon No. 1 additional print(s) zoom”; photographer’s stamp “PHOTO IGOR DELMAS” Provenance: former collection of Jean-Marie Drot Born in Alès in 1929, Roger Delmas, known as Igor Delmas, was a photographer and painter based in Paris. One of his photographs, dated 1946 and acquired by the French government in 1983, is held at the Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Pompidou. As a photographer of works of art, he collaborated with the collector and dealer Jacques Kerchache, photographing his African sculptures, notably for the catalog of the exhibition “Scultura africana. Omaggio a André Malraux” at the Villa Medici in 1986. His black-and-white photographs, with their tight framing and low-angle lighting, reveal the texture of the weathered wood and the sculptural power of the works. He is also the author of more experimental works, such as the photo books *Propos de l’Archiviste* (1974).