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Jura

Jules Baillods

Cité du Livre, La Chaux-de-Fonds (Suisse). 1952

34 original drypoints – limited edition of 190 copies

"For this new "battle" I took up residence in a small inn near Lake Neuchatel. Everyday, I spent all my time outside drawing the unspoilt Swiss Jura mountains.
I often saw fario trouts in the gorges of the Areuse. It was hard to resist the temptation to swap paper and pencil for a fishing rod and a fishnet..."