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Lot 88
  • 88

Paul César Helleu

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • Paul César Helleu
  • Head of Helena Rubinstein with Egret Feathers
  • Signed Helleu (lower right)
  • Etching

  • 27 7/8 by 21 1/8 in.
  • 70.8 by 53.6 cm.
  • Executed circa 1908.

Provenance

Helena Rubinstein, New York & Paris (acquired directly from the artist)

Exhibited

New York, 1976, n.n.
Paris, 1977
London, 1977, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue
Milan, 1978, no. 2, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

The sheet is hinged along the top edge. The sheet is in generally good condition with somewhat uneven edges and surface dirt throughout. The image is in generally good conditon aside from a few minor scattered areas of foxing, namely below the subjects right eye and above her head. In overall good condition.
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