An extraordinary photograph taken by Germaine Kanova reveals the aviator Roman Kacew, shortly before demobilization, with a lively and piercing gaze, and delivers one of the most mythical portraits of the writer.
5.000€
Romain Gary (1914.1980)
Original photograph.
Vintage silver gelatin print depicting Romain Gary, in bust form, in his Free French Air Force (FAFL) uniform, in 1945.
An extraordinary photograph taken by Germaine Kanova reveals the aviator Roman Kacew, shortly before demobilization, with a lively and piercing gaze, and delivers one of the most mythical portraits of the writer.
Stamp of Germaine Kanova (60 Baker Street in London) and handwritten annotations on the reverse.
Cropping instructions in the bottom margin of the front.
Size: 21 x 16 cm
The print is presented in a black frame with a silver border, under a bluish passe-partout.
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Germaine Kanova (1902-1975), the official photographer of Free France in London, was the first female war correspondent for the French army. Based in London, where she photographed pre-war celebrities, she enlisted in November 1944 as a war photographer to document the French army's advance during the liberation of France and the campaign in Germany.
Gary Album. Pléiade. 2019. Page 53.