Descriptif du lot
We are grateful to Les Amis de Paul-César Helleu for confirming the authenticity of this work, which has been registered in their archive as n° APCH DE1-1798.
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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
PAUL CESAR HELLEU (FRENCH, 1859-1927)
La penseuse
Details
PAUL CESAR HELLEU (FRENCH, 1859-1927)
La penseuse
signed 'Helleu' (lower left)
sanguine, white chalk, black crayon and charcoal on paper
21 ¾ x 18 ¾ (55.3 x 47.6 cm.)
La penseuse
signed 'Helleu' (lower left)
sanguine, white chalk, black crayon and charcoal on paper
21 ¾ x 18 ¾ (55.3 x 47.6 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 December 1969, lot 11, as Jeune Femme accoudée (bt. C. Behr).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 24 March 1988, lot 587, as A Portrait of a Lady.
with Richard Green, London, by 1991, where purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 24 March 1988, lot 587, as A Portrait of a Lady.
with Richard Green, London, by 1991, where purchased by the present owner.
Présenté par
Alastair Plumb
Senior Specialist, Head of Sale, European Art