Lot 131
  • 131

Paul César Helleu

Estimate
700 - 900 GBP
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Description

  • Paul César Helleu
  • Ellen Helleu, the Artist's Daughter in a Lace-Trimmed Hat
  • Signed l.l.:  Helleu
  • Drypoint
  • plate: 54.5 by 34cm.; 21 1/2 by 13 3/8 in.
  • sheet: 66 by 46.4cm.; 26 by 18 1/4 in.
Drypoint, circa 1902, signed in pencil, on wove paper, framed

Condition

With wide margins, generally in good condition apart from a repaired tear (measuring 4.5cm) in the right margin (away from the image), very pale mount-staining, small losses at three corners of the sheet, small areas of skinning and traces of soiling verso, framed.
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