Oct 26, 2017 - Sale 2459

Sale 2459 - Lot 80

Price Realized: $ 1,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
CAS (DATES UNKNOWN) LE KIVU / SA FAUNE UNIQUE AU MONDE. Circa 1935.
32 1/2x23 1/4 inches, 82 1/2x59 cm. Louis de Bock, Brussels.
Condition B: tape stains and tears in margins; extensive creases throughout. Paper.
This previously unrecorded image is for a region in the Belgian Congo that no longer bears that name. Now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated near what is currently the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, the area is divided into Nord Kivu, Sud Kivu and Maniema. The region is known for its wildlife, including the eastern lowland gorillas, one of which is depicted here.