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The Framed Face - Original Etching by Paul-Cesar Helleu
Original etching in sanguine ink on cream
color wove paper. Lifetime impression. Signed in pencil by the artist lower left. General dating for this piece is ca.
1900 (no catalogue raisonne exists for Helleu so dating for many of his pieces is approximate). Edition size is unknown,
but most of his editions are small. The sheet was inspected apart from the frame and found to be in excellent
condition, with some toning from prior matting.
- Title: The Framed Face
- Artist:
Paul Cesar Helleu
- Year of publication: unknown, ca 1900
- Image size: 11-1/2 inches H x 16-3/8 inches W (29.2 cm x 41.6 cm)
- Sheet size: 15-5/8 inches H x 19-1/2 inches W (39.7 cm x 49.5 cm)
Conservation
framed in gold frame with red overtones. Finished with a beige linen matte and gold fillet. All materials are
acid free. Set behind a UV-resistant acrylic cover. Framed size is: 22-1/2 inches H x 27-1/2 inches W (57.1 cm
x 69.8 cm).
