Study of a Woman on a Sofa
artist
Paul César Helleu
(Vannes, 1859 - 1927, Paris)
Dateabout 1890
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumBrown ink and wash on wove paper affixed to another sheet
Dimensions22.9 x 28.6 cm (9 x 11 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.2.r.23
eMuseum ID722117
EmbARK ObjectID12350
Original Number2.4.o.94
TMS Source ID1482
Last Updated10/3/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (as one of "Three Sepia Drawings of a Lady by Helleu")
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), pp. 55-56, no. 27.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), pp. 55-56, no. 27.
MarksNotesSigned in brown ink (lower left): Helleu
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Paul César Helleu, Paris in 1892, for 600 francs for three drawings (with 1.2.r.24 and 1.2.r.25).
