Mostly known today for the vigorous line used in his drypoints to sketch portaits of elegant women, Paul-César Helleu (1859-1927) is much more than that. A very fine draftsman and painter, Helleu left behind an immense oeuvre. However, due to his predilection for the immediacy of drypoint, and the ease he had to draw, his many hundreds of portraits of women are what he is mostly known for today. His drypoints were printed in small editions of 5, 10 or 20. Many of these portraits are of his wife and children. Elegance is always the driving force of Helleu’s line.
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Tête de Femme au Chignon (descriptive French title) Drypoint printed in black and in sepia ink on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper.Reference: unidentifi...
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Femme se Massant la Nuque (descriptive French title) Drypoint printed on laid Van Gelder Zonen paper.Reference: likely BN-IFF 371.Very likely from ...
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Le Visage Encadré (French title) The Framed Face Color drypoint on thick wove paper. Reference: BN-IFF 52. The Bibliothèque Nationale's inventory, ...
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