Aigle Impérial, c. 1929
Lithograph on paper, signed and justified « épreuve d’artiste » lower left,embossed panther-head stamp lower right. Edition of 99. 62 x 82 cm (illustration) / 70 x 90 cm (sight size)
70 x 90 cm
History:
The animal that served as a model for this work is an eagle from the Berlin Zoo, which the artist visited in 1928.
Bibliography:
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve peintre sculpteur animalier, Les éditions de l’Amateur, 2005, illustrated in full page p. 266 gold-background lithograph from this model illustrated p. 192 and in the etchings' inventory p. 366.
Christian Eludut, Le monde animal dans l'art décoratif des années 30, Éditions BGO, Paris, 2007, a copy is illustrated p. 54.
Collections :
La Piscine, Musée d’art et d’industrie André Diligent, Roubaix
Musée départemental de l’Oise, Beauvais
Musée A.G. Poulain, Vernon
A copy is in these museums' permanent collection