<
Singe, 1950
Oil pastel on paper, signed lower right.
17 x 25.80 cm
Provenance :
Private collection, France
History :
Sketch for an illustration that appeared in André Demaison’s book, La comédie des animaux qu’on dit sauvages (Rombaldi, Paris, 1950), comparable to the illustration reproduced on pp. 120–121 and also featured in Félix Marcilhac’s book, Paul Jouve, Peintre sculpteur animalier (Editions de l’Amateur, 2005) on p. 288.
Certificate of authenticity issued by Mr. Dominique Suisse, the artist’s heir.