Portrait de Marthe Letellier au chapeau

Details

Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927)
Portrait de Marthe Letellier au chapeau
signed 'Helleu' (lower right)
black, red chalk and white pastel on paper laid down on artist's prepared board
28 ¼ x 20 ¾ in. (71.8 x 52.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1890.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 22 September 2009, lot 29.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

Honfleur, Musée Eugène Boudin, Paul Helleu: 1859-1927, exhibition catalogue, 3 July-4 October 1993, p. 94.

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Lot Essay

Marthe Latellier, née Fourton, was one of Helleu's favourite models.
The authenticity of this work, which was first given to Helleu by Paulette Howard-Johnston in 1985, 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 DE-889.

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