Chameau, c. 1909
Bronze with a golden brown patina. Original lost-wax edition by Valsuani. signed "P.Jouve" and founder's stamp « cire perdue c valsuani »
31.50 x 36 cm
History:
The plaster of this model was created around 1909 after the artist's journey at Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algiers. Seven unnumbered bronze proofs were made with Valsuani lost wax from 1938 onwards, as commissioned to the artist (the last proof was cast around 1953). Two artist's proofs numbered 1/2 and 2/2 were then made with lost wax by the Godard foundryman.
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by the current owner's father.
Bibliography:
Exposition Paul Jouve, Cercle Volney, 7 rue Volney, Paris, 1955, illustrated in the exhibition's leaflet
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve peintre sculpteur animalier, Les éditions de l’Amateur, 2005, another copy is illustrated in colours on p. 56 and in the etchings' inventory p. 344 (illustrated). Original plaster from the model illustrated on p. 48 and 344.
Exhibition history:
Exposition Paul Jouve, Société Royale de zoologie d'Anvers, Belgique, 24 June – 12 July 1954, n°3.
Exposition Paul Jouve, Cercle Volney, 7 rue Volney, Paris, 13 December 1955 – 5 January 1956.
Jouve. Asie, Afrique, Bermudes, Galerie Tedesco, 21 avenue de Friedland, Paris, 3 - 18 May 1961.