Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s brass stencil outfit whether for the kids

whether for the kids

I'd love to see it filled with white lilies but think it would also be great as a planter for something green

the first I've found painted as if browned from a few worm holes

Please [dramatically underlined] think of me

) Such an elegant form suggesting a bird through the sparest of means (it feels to me quite reminiscent of early Native American bird stones)

Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s brass stencil outfit whether for the kidsPhotos do no justice to this dry point etching, as it is difficult to avoid glare shooting through the glass; in person it is crisp and bright and very finely done. I didn't know it when I purchased it (the artist's name is incorrectly cited on reverse) but with a little research I discovered it was done by Spanish painter, engraver, master typographer and editor Louis Jou (1882 1968). Jou, who became a naturalized French citizen, set up his own