Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s brass stencil outfit uncased 19th c

uncased 19th c

Please [dramatically underlined] think of me

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

whether for the kids

1 3/4" in diameter x 7/8" t and in very good

Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s brass stencil outfit uncased 19th cPhotos 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