Paul César HELLEU (1859-1927)

Ladies in Front of Fireplace

Engraved print signed lower left with pencil

Within frame from early 20th Century

Biography:
Painter, pastel artist, engraver, ceramic artist, sketcher.

Student of Gérôme at the School of Fine Arts. Important figure in Parisian life. He left memorable testimonies of the 1900s and society described by Marcel Proust. His worldly effigies, feminine silhouettes, sporting scenes from the elegant world are among the most accurate images of France’s Golden Era (Source: Bénézit)

Condition report : Foxing.

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