Aigle, circa 1910
Ink and oil highlights on paper, signed lower center.
22 x 15.50 cm
Provenance :
Private collection, France
History :
Drawing used as the model for an illustration in Armand Dayot’s collection of works, Les animaux vus par les meilleurs animaliers (Editions d’art Charles Moreau, Paris, ca. 1930), reproduced in Volume V, Plate 10.
An engraving based on this drawing is also reproduced in Félix Marcilhac’s book, Paul Jouve, peintre, sculpteur animalier, Editions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2005, on p. 357.
Certificate of authenticity issued by Mr. Dominique Suisse, the artist’s heir.