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23 x 17 cm
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Administrative history
Apkar Retian, an Armenian, was one of the most important photographers in Egypt during the first half of the 20th century. He was active from the 1920s to the 1960s; during this time, he was very productive and he managed to establish himself as an artist photographer. He studied next to Aram Alban, later (by the mid-1920s) taking over his photographic studio and preserving the old name till the early 1940s.
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Scope and content
Portrait photograph of Alexandros Cavafy. Photographer Apkar Retian’s (Studio Apkar) seal on verso, Alexandros’s name noted with pencil.
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Language and script notes
Greek, French
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Writing with pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Note
Retian Apkar. “Photograph of Alexandros Cavafy”. Photograph, n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F39-0003 (2218), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F39-0003.
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- Retian Apkar (Subject)
- Kavafis, Alexandros (Subject)