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PAUL-CÉSAR HELLEU (FRENCH, 1859-1927)
Lot 118 A COLLECTION OF WORKS BY PAUL-CÉSAR HELLEU (LOTS 118-122)

PAUL-CÉSAR HELLEU (FRENCH, 1859-1927)

Four head studies of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Closed15 July 2021

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PAUL-CÉSAR HELLEU (FRENCH, 1859-1927)
Four head studies of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
signed 'Helleu' (lower left)
red and white chalk, pencil and charcoal on paper
16 3/8 x 24½ in. (42.3 x 62 cm.)

Private collection, New York.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 21 November 1996, lot 83.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note


Madame Paulette Howard Johnston confirmed the authenticity of this lot on the basis of a photograph in 1996.
We are grateful to Les Amis de Paul-César Helleu for confirming the authenticity of this work, which has been registered in their archive as n° APCH DE1-1756.