Paul JOUVE (1878-1973) Lot n° 54

Lioness and her cub, 1927 Etching on parchment Signed and justified "épreuve d'artiste sur parchemin" lower right. One of the rare deluxe proofs on parchment. 44 x 77cm Collections: Musée de la ville de Poitiers, one copy in the museum's permanent collections. History: Edition of 50 copies and a few deluxe proofs on basane or parchment reserved for the artist, including this one. Bibliography: - L'Art décoratif français en 1929, reproduced on p.12. - Félix Marcilhac, "Paul Jouve", Les éditions de l'Amateur, 2005, reproduced on page 365. - Giulia Pentcheff, "Paul Jouve, l'âme animale", GAP edition, Marseille 2019, reproduced on page 49.