Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Paul Cesar Helleu (1859-1927)
Marking(s); notes: signed; circa 1895 per receipt
Country of origin; materials: French; crayon and ink on paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 28.5"h, 23"w; 40.5"h, 34.5"w frame
Additional Information: Work is titled "Une Elegante." Paul Cesar Helleu was known for his stylized portraits and scenes of society women. He received many commissions during his career, most notably painting the ceiling of the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. (source: Artnet) Lot is accompanied by the receipt issued by Blanche Fabry Teze Fine Arts, Inc., New York, New York, dated 2.27.1989. Provenance: Collection of Pauline Cave | Blanche Fabry Teze Fine Arts, Inc., New York, New York | Private Collection, Aventura, Florida. About the collection: "My family has been collecting art since my grandmother moved to Vienna in 1945. My mother was born in Eastern Europe and grew up in Vienna where she acquired a deep knowledge and love of Biedermeier and Art Deco furniture. Throughout her life she taught my sister and I to love, collect, create, and support the arts. As my mother traveled and lived in many places around the world, her interests grew and she expanded her collection to all different types of art. My sister and I part with some of these treasures and hope that they will find loving homes."
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Condition
very good, pale staining primarily visible in upper left quadrant, some scattered pale foxmarks, not examined outside frame (condition of art only)
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