Lot 432
  • 432

Paul-César Helleu

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Description

  • Paul-César Helleu
  • YACHT VERO ENTRANT AU PORT
  • signed Helleu and inscribed Vero par Helleu (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 65 by 81cm., 25 5/8 by 31 7/8 in.

Provenance

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

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Exposition Helleu, 1931, no. 9

Condition

The canvas is lined. There are intermittent areas of retouching, up to 5cm. sq. in size, to all four edges of the work. All retouching is visible under UV light. Apart from a spot of retouching to the back of the hull, this work is in fair condition.
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