Lot 430
  • 430

Paul-César Helleu

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Description

  • Paul-César Helleu
  • JEAN DESSINANT
  • signed Helleu (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 52.2 by 22.1cm., 20 5/8 by 8 5/8 in.

Provenance

Paulette Howard-Johnston (née Helleu, the artist's daughter)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Dieppe, Musée de Dieppe, Exposition Paul Helleu, 1962, no. 30

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There is a thin 4cm. line of retouching to the bottom of the left edge. Apart from some craquelure to the thicker layers of white pigment, this work is in good condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate although the reds are slightly more muted in the original.
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