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Panthère assise guettant sa proie, esquisse, circa 1920
Oil pastel on Japanese paper, bearing the artist's embossed seal.
32 x 49.50 cm
Provenance :
Private collection, France
Exhibitions :
De Balzac à Paul Jouve, Une passion dans le désert , Musée de la Maison de Balzac, Paris, October 4, 2007–January 6, 2008.
Literature :
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve, peintre, sculpteur animalier , Editions de l'Amateur, 2005, reproduced full-page on p. 144.
Certificate of authenticity issued by Mr. Dominique Suisse, the artist’s heir.