Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2581BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 03, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927)
Two Portraits: Femme au chapeau and Buste de jeune femme. Signed "Helleu" in pencil l.l. and l.r., respectively. Etchings with drypoint on paper, plate sizes to 22 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (56.4 x 34.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Toning, pale staining to Chapeau, water or similar staining and surface rubs and abrasions into the paper within the image of Buste, not examined out of frames.
Estimate $800-1,200
The plate of the smaller work (Buste) measures 20 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.