ZAGOURSKI (Casimir). L'Afrique qui disparait! Reunion of 49 - Lot 237

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ZAGOURSKI (Casimir). L'Afrique qui disparait! Reunion of 49 - Lot 237
ZAGOURSKI (Casimir). L'Afrique qui disparait! Reunion of 49 silver prints in postcard format (some in duplicate, 1 single written on the back). "L'Afrique qui disparait!" comprises 2 series of photographs taken around 1930-1935, mainly in the Congo and Rwanda. Various portraits: marabout, fisherman, embroiderer, woman at work... Casimir Zagourski (1883-1944) was born into a Polish noble family. After completing his studies, he joined the Imperial Russian Army until 1917, when he was inserted as an officer in the Polish Army. In 1924, he emigrated to Central Africa, settling in the Belgian Congo as a photographer. He set up a studio in Leopoldville, where he became Agfa's official dealer for photographic equipment. From 1929 onwards, he embarked on several expeditions across the Congo and neighboring countries, returning with several hundred shots from which he selected those he would use to create his masterpiece "L'Afrique qui disparaît!". A fine set.
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