PAUL JOUVE (1878-1973) - Lot 219

PAUL JOUVE (1878-1973) Group of monkeys on a branch, produced as part of the illustrations for The Jungle Book, its woodcut version in color (engraving) by F.L. Schmied appearing in-text on page 47 (La Chasse de Kaa) in the book published in 1919. Mixed media on paper. Signed JOUVE Paul, in blue, lower right. 35x53cm Bibliography and related works: - Rudyard Kipling and Paul Jouve (illustrator) - Le Livre de la Jungle - Le Second Livre de la Jungle - Éditions de la Société du Livre Contemporain, Paris, 1919. The color woodcut version (engraving) reproduced in-text on page 47, within the tale La Chasse de Kaa (second tale of the first Jungle Book). - The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Paul Jouve - Paul Jouve's copy - Éditions de la Librairie Lardanchet, Paris, 2024. The plate from Paul Jouve's copy described on page 18 and reproduced on page 57.