Vautour, c. 1910
Etching on paper signed and embossed panther-head stamp lower right , justified « épreuve d’artiste » (artist proof) lower left. Edition of 30. 16,5 x 11 cm (illustration) / 31 x 23,5 cm (paper size)
16.50 x 11 cm
History :
The model where this etching is from is a letter used by Jouve in his illustration of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
Bibliography:
Rudyard Kipling, Le Livre de la Jungle, Société du Livre Contemporain, Paris, 1919, p. 187.
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve peintre sculpteur animalier, Les éditions de l’Amateur, 2005, illustrated on p. 356 (etchings' inventory).