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MARTELL GALLERY
Paul Jouve
Couple de grands ducs ("Pair of Great Horned Owls"), 1931
Félix Marcilhac, Paul Jouve: Peintre, Sculpteur, Animalier, illustrated p. 370
Original etching (eau-forte) on Japon nacré paper, Date 1931
Original etching (eau-forte) on Japon nacré paper, Date 1931
23.5 inches width x 19.5 inches Height
A2225
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A powerful, tightly composed etching by Paul Jouve depicting a pair of great horned owls nestled closely together, their feathered forms merging into a single pyramidal silhouette. Jouve renders their...
A powerful, tightly composed etching by Paul Jouve depicting a pair of great horned owls nestled closely together, their feathered forms merging into a single pyramidal silhouette. Jouve renders their plumage with dense, directional cross-hatching that builds extraordinary tonal depth and texture, while their forward-facing stares — rendered with characteristic precision in the eyes and brow feathers — lend the composition a watchful, almost confrontational intensity typical of the artist's finest animal studies. The subject was published as plate 2, Couple de grands ducs, in the celebrated Album Paul Jouve, printed on fine Japon nacré paper — a companion piece within the same suite as the gallery's Couple d'aigles and Chimpanzé devant une statue Baoulé, and numbered from the same edition (52/100)
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