PAUL JOUVE (1878-1973) Gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper pasted on panel, edges stretched. Signed JOUVE Paul, in blue lower right. Circa 1908 35.5 x 53 cm A gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper mounted on panel. Signed. 14 x 20 7/8 in. HISTORICAL : Original gouache created as part of the preparation of the illustrations for The Jungle Book. The engraving by F.L. Schmied is reproduced in-text on page 47, in the tale La Chasse de Kaa (the second tale in The Jungle Book) published in 1919. PROVENANCE : Private collection, Paris