Lot 125
  • 125

Paul César Helleu

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Paul César Helleu
  • Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt, The Duchess of Marlborough
  • drypoint
  • sheet: approx. 684 by 462mm 27 by 18 1/4 in
Drypoint, circa 1901, signed in pencil, from the edition of unknown size, on wove paper, framed

Condition

With wide margins, generally in good condition, the sheet edges folded over and adhered to the edges of the glazing recto, tiny scattered fox marks throughout the sheet recto are visible through the glazing, occasional minor surface soiling at the sheet verso, framed.
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