Paul César Helleu

Paul César Helleu

French

1859 - 1927

Portrait of Mae Murray

inscribed and signed à ma première admiration/ à New York/ Helleu (lower right)

pastel on linen

canvas: 29 by 19¾ in.; 73.66 by 50.1 cm

framed: 35 by 26 in.; 88.9 by 66 cm

We are grateful to Les Amis de Paul-César Helleu for confirming the authenticity of this work, which appears in their digital catalogue raisonné under the reference APCH PA-8467.