Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s pig at trough ) measures 3 3/8" t

) measures 3 3/8" t x 2 1/8" w as point of reference

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

Wonderfully worn

with a bit of a Diane Arbus feeling about it

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

Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s pig at trough ) measures 3 3/8" tPhotos 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