Paul César Helleu Jeune femme se coiffant
Property form the Meier Family Collection
Paul César Helleu
1859 - 1927
Jeune femme se coiffant
signed Helleu (upper right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
20 ⅛ by 19 ⅜ in.
51.1 by 49.2 cm.
We are grateful to Les Amis de Paul-César Helleu for confirming the authenticity of this work, which appears in their archives as APCH : HU5-2730.
Condition Report:
Paper laid down on canvas. The canvas is lined. The paint surface is stable and in good condition. There are frame abrasions to the edges. There are minor scuffs and scratches in places. Under UV light: areas of retouching to aforementioned frame abrasions, minor scattered spots of retouching to figure’s hair and below her waist as well as two horizontal lines of retouching of approximately 3 inches each just above the figure’s waist. The work is in overall very good condition.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Greenwich
Roger and Laura Meier, Portland (acquired from the above in May 1999)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Bid on this lot
Property form the Meier Family Collection
Paul César Helleu
1859 - 1927
Jeune femme se coiffant
signed Helleu (upper right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
20 ⅛ by 19 ⅜ in.
51.1 by 49.2 cm.
We are grateful to Les Amis de Paul-César Helleu for confirming the authenticity of this work, which appears in their archives as APCH : HU5-2730.
Condition Report:
Paper laid down on canvas. The canvas is lined. The paint surface is stable and in good condition. There are frame abrasions to the edges. There are minor scuffs and scratches in places. Under UV light: areas of retouching to aforementioned frame abrasions, minor scattered spots of retouching to figure’s hair and below her waist as well as two horizontal lines of retouching of approximately 3 inches each just above the figure’s waist. The work is in overall very good condition.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Greenwich
Roger and Laura Meier, Portland (acquired from the above in May 1999)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
