Paul JOUVE (1878-1973) Chimpanzee at the statue... Lot 27

Paul JOUVE (1878-1973) Chimpanzee at the statue "Baoulé", 1912. Original etching on Velin de Rives BFK paper, signed and justified 13/16 lower left. View : 55 x 83 cm History : Some deluxe proofs on parchment and on basane complete this realization. Jouve used this composition again, with slight differences and in a smaller size for the album published by the Editions Apollo for the Galerie Berthe Weill in 1931. Bibliography: Felix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve, Vie et œuvre, Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris 2005, reproduced on page 359 and on page 62 for a version on basane