PAUL JOUVE (1880-1973)
'Lionne et Lionceaux'
circa 1930
signed 'Jouve' (lower right)
oil, gouache, watercolor, and charcoal on paper laid down on board
28 3/8 x 42 3/8in (72.1 x 107.6cm)
Footnotes:
Provenance
Makassar, Paris
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above, 2002)

Literature
Félix Marcilhac, 'Paul Jouve, Peintre Sculpteur Animalier', Paris, 2005, p. 102 (present lot illustrated)

The sheet has been laid down in it's entirety to board, with the exception of a few minor areas along the edges where the adhesive has lifted. The edges of the sheet are very slightly uneven. The sheet, where visible, is slightly toned and the paint surface is slightly dirty. The artist's original pin-hole is still visible at the lower right corner. There are several pindots of foxing visible throughout. There is an approximately 1 in. vertical tear to the sheet near the lower left corner. The pigments appear to have maintained their brilliance overall.