Deux tigres marchant en avant, tête à gauche, c. 1935
Oil on paper mounted on cardboard, signed lower left
43.50 x 53.50 cm
History:
Jouve was inspired by this painting to create the frontispiece for his biography written by Charles Terrasse and published in 1948. He will keep the spirit of the composition by adapting it to the format of the frontispiece and adding a jungle decor.
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist, transmitted by descent
Bibliography:
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve peintre sculpteur animalier, Les éditions de l’Amateur, 2005, illustrated in full page on p. 257.
Exhibition history:
Paul Jouve, Comité des Rosati Picards, Hôtel du logis du Roy, Amiens, June 1935, n°7.
Paul Jouve, Musée de la France d'outre-mer, Paris, 16 April - 8 May 1955, n°4.