PAUL JOUVE (1878-1973) Jeune panthère (à robe... Lot 39

PAUL JOUVE (1878-1973) Jeune panthère (à robe ocellée), sometimes called Jeune ocelot, the model created in [1934], one of 7 proofs (5 of which are localized) executed by Valsuani. Sculpture. Bronze proof with brown patina. Lost-wax casting. Early ante mortem edition. Signed JOUVE on the front of the terrace, stamped C. VALSUANI Cire perdue on the back of the terrace, bears the antique label of the Médernac furniture repository - 183 rue de Vanves Paris 14ème (artist's storage place) inside under the base. Height: 37cm Terrace: 40.5 x 18cm Provenance: Collection Mme X., Paris. Acquired from Galerie Colonna, quai Voltaire, Paris, in March 1986. A copy of the original invoice will be given to the buyer. Acknowledgements: We would like to thank the artist's successor for confirming the authenticity of this work. Important note: Our print will appear in the catalog raisonné of Paul Jouve's sculptural work currently being prepared by Dominique Suisse. Historical background: This is a representation of one of the two small panthers that Jouve raised in his studio. This one, named Marraghem, with its highly ocellated coat, was originally from Chad. As she grew, this panther proved difficult to keep, so the artist sold her to the Médrano circus, where she ended her life. All bronze proofs of La Jeune panthère were made in lost-wax from 1935 onwards, by the Valsuani foundry, as exhibitions and commissions came in. Of the seven proofs produced by Valsuani, five have been located to date, and Jouve subsequently called on the Godard foundry to produce two new proofs, numbered 1/2 and 2/2 respectively. One of these is now in the collections of the Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt. Public collections: Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt, France - Another proof of our sculpture model is kept in this institution under inventory number 2001.4.6. Exhibitions: - Paul Jouve -Hôtel du logis du Roy, Amiens, June 29 - July 7, 1935. Another proof of our sculpture model was presented at this exhibition under catalog no. 40. - Exposition Paul Jouve au Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1949 - Another proof of our sculpture model was presented at this event. Paul Jouve - Musée de la France d'Outre-Mer, Paris, April 16 - May 8, 1955. Another proof of our sculpture model was presented at this event. - Paul Jouve - Cercle Volney. 7, rue Volney, Paris, December 13, 1955 - January 5, 1956. Another proof of our sculpture model was presented at this event. - Paul Jouve-Jean Després - Atelier de Paul Jouve, Paris, June 7 to 11, 1967. Another proof of our sculpture model was presented at this event. Bibliography: Félix Marcilhac - Paul Jouve- Peintre sculpteur animalier- Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2005. Another proof of our sculpture model reproduced in color on pages 202 and 349.