Portrait of Constance Herbert, second Marchioness of Ripon

Details

PAUL-CÉSAR HELLEU (FRENCH, 1859-1927)
Portrait of Constance Herbert, second Marchioness of Ripon
signed 'Helleu' (lower left)
charcoal on paper laid down on card
12 3/8 x 9¼ in. (31.5 x 23.5 cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, United Kingdom.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 22 November 1996, lot 161.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Madame Paulette Howard Johnston confirmed the authenticity of this lot on the basis of a photograph in 1996.
We are grateful to Les Amis de Paul-César Helleu for confirming the authenticity of this work, which has been registered in their archive as n° APCH DE-3143.

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