Delcourt, André. French. Twentieth century.
Black Madonna. c. 1940. Gouache. 15 5/8 x 11 3/8 (sheet 16 x 12 1/16). Ex-collection: the Catholic Lending Library, Hartford, Connecticut. A serene madonna holds her child, who holds the apple representing original sin. Signed, lower right. $750.
André Delcourt edited, and wrote an introduction and notes for the book by Pierre David, Journal d'un voiage fait en Bambouc en 1744. He wrote La France et les établissments français au Sénégal entre 1713 et 1763.
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