Collection of original works by Alexandre Roubtzoff from Doctor Éloi Baysse, friend and doctor of the artist in Tunisia.

Lot 92:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

Portrait of Arbia (1941)

Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right “Tunis / March 1941 / A. Roubtzoff. » and at the top right in Arabic “Arbia / Tunis / 1360”.

H. 115.5 x L. 79 cm.

Related works

- “Portrait of Arbia”, dated 1940, oil on canvas (103 x 75 cm), sold by Artcurial Paris on December 10, 2013 (sold for €107,126).

- “Arbia”, dated December 1941, oil on canvas (170 x 90 cm), private collection.

- “Young Tunisian woman (Arbia)”, dated October 1942, oil on canvas (87 x 35) cm, private collection.

Literature

- Patrick Dubreucq “Alexandre Roubtzoff, a life in Tunisia”, ACR edition, 1996.

- Alya Hamza “Alexandre Roubtzoff, Tunisian painter”, Les Éditions de la Méditerranée, 1994.

€40,000/80,000

Lot 93:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

Portrait of Marie Madeleine Leroy (1946)

Oil on canvas, signed, dated and located lower right “La Marsa 1946. / A.Roubtzoff. ". Framed.

H. 130 x L. 158.5 cm.

Historical

Marie Madeleine Leroy was the second wife of Charles Mast (1889-1977), French major general whose visit to Tunisia marked a significant chapter in his career, appointed in 1943 by Charles de Gaulle as resident general of Tunisia after having played a role decisive in the liberation of North Africa. He remained in post until February 1947.

While in office, General Mast called on Alexandre Roubtzoff in 1945 to create a stamp depicting the Sidi Mahrez mosque, in order to reward the fighters.

Marie Madeleine Leroy and Charles Mast married on May 14, 1935 in Yokohama, Japan, she was a close friend of Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Originally from Lorraine, she devoted herself, between 1943 and 1947, to providing assistance to allied combat units. A history buff, she also published “The Iron Mask, a Revolutionary Solution” in 1974 under the name Marie-Madeleine Mast.

His superb and luminous portrait was painted in 1946 at the Dar El Kamila palace located in Marsa and which was the official residence of the French ambassador to Tunisia. The artist represents her sitting on the fountain located in the patio of the palace, a year before the Mast couple returned to France. Given the size of the painting, it seems entirely likely that Marie Madeleine Leroy was unable to have the work repatriated to France; the artist would then have given it to her friend and doctor, Éloi Baysse.

Literature

- Patrick Dubreucq “Alexandre Roubtzoff, a life in Tunisia”, ACR edition, 1996.

- Alya Hamza “Alexandre Roubtzoff, Tunisian painter”, Les Éditions de la Méditerranée, 1994.

€20,000/30,000

Lot 94:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

View of Rohia (1943)

Watercolor and charcoal on paper, signed, dated and located lower right “Rohia July 25, 1943. A. Roubtzoff”. Framed.

H. 29.5 x L. 45 cm (at sight).

800/1500 €

Lot 95:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

Street scene in Tunis (1915)

Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, signed and dated lower right “A. Roubtzoff 1915” and located lower left “Tunis”. Framed.

H. 19.5 x L. 27.7 cm.

750/1500 €

Lot 96:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

The Sidi Makhlouf Mosque, in Kef (1948)

Oil on canvas, signed, dated and located lower right “El. Kef. 6. 8. Nov. 1948. A. Roubtzoff. » and annotated at the bottom in Arabic “El Kef Sidi Makhlouf Year 1368”.

The back of the canvas depicting a study for a portrait of a man in graphite and highlights

in oil. Framed.

H. 46 x L. 55 cm.

Exposure

XVIth Artistic Exhibition of French Africa, Museum of Fine Arts of Oran, November-December 1949, n°2. Exhibition label on the back of the canvas stating “Belongs to Dr. Baysse”.

5000/8000 €

Lot 97:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

View of Kessera (1940)

Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, signed and dated lower right “A. Roubtzoff 1940 June 29” and located lower left “Kessera”. Framed.

H. 19.8 x L. 28 cm.

750/1500 €

Lot 98:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint-Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

View of Meded (1940)

Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, signed and dated lower right “A. Roubtzoff. 1940. September 18” and located at the bottom left “Meded”. Framed.

H. 19.8 x L. 28 cm.

2000/4000 €

Lot 99:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint-Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

The Roman ruins of Makthar (1940)

Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, signed and dated lower right “A. Roubtzoff. 1940. July 2” and located at the bottom left “Maktar”. Framed.

H. 19 x L. 27.5 cm (at sight).

2000/4000 €

Lot 100:

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint-Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

View of the city of El Kef (1948)

Oil on canvas, signed, dated and located lower right “El. Kef. 6. 8. Nov. 1948. A. Roubtzoff. ". Framed.

H. 33.5 x L. 55 cm.

4000/6000 €

Lot 101

Alexandre ROUBTZOFF (Saint-Petersburg, 1884 - Tunis, 1949)

View of Mided (1940)

Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, signed and dated lower right “A. Roubtzoff. 1940. Nov 1” and located at the bottom left “Mided”. Framed.

H. 19.7 x L. 28 cm.

2000/4000 €