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Paul Cesar Helleu
(French, 1859-1927)
Elegant Lady in a Plumed Hat and La Duchesse de Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$5,000
Live Auction
Palm Beach Collections, Session I
Size
24 x 15 1/2 inches.
Description
Paul Cesar Helleu
(French, 1859-1927)
Elegant Lady in a Plumed Hat and La Duchesse de Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt
two drypoint etchings
one signed lower left, one lower right, one with the HRV stamp.
24 x 15 1/2 inches.
Condition
Both prints of some foxing and staining. The "Elegant Lady in a Plumed Hat" is pencil signed lower left and dated '21, and bears an impressed stamp in the paper "HRV Estampes". The HRV blindstamp is from the Lugt.catalogue #438. This is the French association of printers specializing in fine quality prints with the authorization from the artist.
They have been reframed as the original label from the framers in Paris are glued to the green backboard.
We have not removed them from the frames as we would not be able to re-assemble.
They are both in gilt metal frames measuring 31 x 21 inches.
They have been reframed as the original label from the framers in Paris are glued to the green backboard.
We have not removed them from the frames as we would not be able to re-assemble.
They are both in gilt metal frames measuring 31 x 21 inches.
Signature
one signed lower left, one lower right, one with the HRV stamp.