Buffles macédoniens, circa 1920
Etching on basane with a mosaic gold background, signed and justified "épreuve d'artiste" lower center Annotated lower left "Buffalos of Macedonia. Salonique " One of two copies on basane with gold background 54 x 96 cm (in the picture) / 57 x 99 cm (in the view)
54 x 96 cm
Provenance :
Private collection, France
History:
Edition of 50 copies and a few rare deluxe copies on parchment or basan reserved for the artist.
The model of this etching dates from 1917, when Jouve was in Salonika in the Eastern Army and managed to paint and draw, he took for model the characteristic buffalos of this region.
Our engraving is drawn on basane, that is to say a very supple skin, fine grain without any defect. The background of the composition is treated with gold leaf and mosaic. These luxury proofs whose realization was of a particularly high cost are very rare and the one we present is one of the only two artist's proofs realized on basane with a mosaic gold background.
Bibliography :
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve peintre sculpteur animalier, Les éditions de l'Amateur, 2005, a photograph of the model of the engraving is reproduced in pp.100 and 173.
Collections :
Museum of Poitiers, a similar copy (another artist's proof) kept in the museum's permanent collections.
Certificate of authenticity established by Mr. Dominique Suisse, rightful owner of the artist.