Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s pig at trough with carved details giving him

with carved details giving him quite a stern looking face and carved marks on his sides suggesting ribs popping out

but I think it is probably all the same fabric which just sun faded in different ways

I've actually found a few other examples of paintings by Abbott previously sold

Pear: 3” t x 2 5/8” widest

Wonderfully worn

Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s pig at trough with carved details giving himPhotos 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