Live Auction 1222719th Century European & Orientalist Art
Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927)
Lot 26 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927)

Portrait de Alice, la femme de l'artiste

Closed12 July 2016

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GBP 32,500

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Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927)
Portrait de Alice, la femme de l'artiste
signed 'Helleu' (lower right)
pastel and charcoal on canvas
33 ½ x 27 ¼ in. (85 x 69.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1890s,

Max Hevesi, Oxfordshire, 1930's.
Acquired from the above by Mrs. J. G. Whittingham, Witney, Oxfordshire, in the 1940's.
And thence by descent.
with Alon Zakaim Fine Art, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Frédérique de Watrigant on the basis of a photograph. The present work is registered in the archives of the Association Les Amis de Paul-César Helleu as BDD 6144.