Francis Jourdain (1876-1958 )Coq. Before 1913. Etching and aquatint. 305 x 305. Colour printing. Very beautiful and rare proof on laid paper, justified in pencil " 25 épr. N° 25 " and signed. Very little freckles and stains. Slight oxidation of the sheet, essentially perceptible on the back. Filiform rubbing marks on the surface. A tiny restored depression in the white background (undetectable). Fine margins. Rare. Print run of 25 proofs. Painter, engraver, ceramist, decorator, interior designer, writer, Francis Jourdain was one of the founders of modern decorative arts. He devoted himself entirely to the creation and diffusion of a purified, functional and rational popular furniture, from 1913 onwards, when he definitively abandoned painting and engraving.