Grand Duc ébouriffé, c. 1930
Etching on parchment, signed and numbered « 1/2 » lower left, justified « épreuve sur parchemin » lower right. One out of two luxury print on parchment.
46.50 x 55 cm
Historique :
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 reserved a few luxury copies on parchment for each of the subjects. The model behind this engraving, an oil on cardboard dated around 1928, is also presented in this exhibition.
Bibliographie :
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve peintre sculpteur animalier, Les éditions de l’Amateur, 2005, oil on canvas from this model illustrated p. 158 and in the etchings' inventory p. 368.
Collections :
La Piscine, Musée d’art et d’industrie André Diligent, Roubaix, a copy in the museum's permanent collection.