Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s tp hang with lots of iridescence and

with lots of iridescence and encrustation to the upper half

including many hold to light postcards

and I'm listing them individually as I think they make great little presents--even Valentines

One finds a variety of wooden folk houses and structures painted on wood blocks as these are

and also notes what I guess was the boxes original contents: Soledad Cuban cigars

Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s tp hang with lots of iridescence andPhotos 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