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Lot 88: CLAUDE-JOSEPH-DESIRE CHARNAY (1828-1915)

Est: $4,100 USD - $4,920 USD
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 21, 2003

Item Overview

Description

Views of Madagascar 7 albumen prints. 1863. Each titled and 2 numbered in ink or pencil on mounts; one with annotation in pencil on reverse of mount. Each approx. 7 3/8 x 11in. (18.2 x 28cm.) (7) NOTES Titles include Kisieman, Tamatare, Nosei-b‚, and Ivondrou. While most well-known for his images of the Mayan ruins of southern Mexico and the Yucat n, Charnay also photographed Madagascar in 1863, Chile and Java in 1878, and Yemen in 1897.

Auction Details

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Christie's
May 21, 2003, 12:00 AM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK