Paul JOUVE (1878-1973) - Lot 40

Paul JOUVE (1878-1973) Family of reclining tigers, c. 1932 Etching and aquatint on gold ground (small tear, small restoration, holes, scratches and folds). Signed off-plate lower right and marked engraved by Maccard lower left 27.5 x 92 cm (bowl) - 34 x 97 cm (sight) History : - Initially published by Apollo for Galerie Georges Weill, it took a year to complete, but was eventually taken over by Mr. Frédérix, who personally financed the project. Bibliography : - Félix Marcilhac, Jouve sculpteur animalier, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2001, work referenced and reproduced p. 218 and p. 371 - Paul Jouve, Galerie Marcilhac, Paris, 2017, work referenced and reproduced pp. 80-81.