Aigle enserrant un lièvre, c. 1930
Etching on Japanese paper, signed and embossed panther-head stamp, justified « épreuve d’artiste » (artist proof) lower left 45 x 53,5 cm (paper size)
45 x 53.30 cm
History :
This print is part of the series of ten etchings published as an album by Editions Apollo for Galerie Weill in 1930. One hundred albums, numbered from 1 to 100, were made on Vélin de van Gelder and ten luxury albums including two sets of engravings, one on vellum and the other on ancient Japan, were numbered from I to X. On the other hand, five non-commercial albums have been written from A to E.
All the engravings on this album are signed and numbered off the plate.
The artist will reserve a few luxury copies on parchment for each of the subjects.
Bibliographie :
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve peintre sculpteur animalier, Les éditions de l’Amateur, 2005, illustrated in the etchings' inventory on p. 368.
Collections :
Musée des beaux-arts de Reims, a copy (n°86/100)
Musée départemental de l’Oise, Beauvais, a copy (n°57/100)
A copy is in each of these museums' permanent collection.