The Interior of the Abbey Church of Saint Denis
painter
Paul César Helleu
(Vannes, 1859 - 1927, Paris)
Dateabout 1891
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions194 x 155 cm (76 3/8 x 61 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP28e15
eMuseum ID718510
EmbARK ObjectID10732
TMS Source ID9
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesPhilip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 183-84.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 257.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 24 (13 Feb. 1966), p. 2.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 118.
Carolyn Kinder Carr. Sara Tyson Hallowell: Pioneer Curator and Art Advisor in the Gilded Age (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2019), p. 143, ill.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 257.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 24 (13 Feb. 1966), p. 2.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 118.
Carolyn Kinder Carr. Sara Tyson Hallowell: Pioneer Curator and Art Advisor in the Gilded Age (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2019), p. 143, ill.
MarksNotesSigned (lower right): Helleu
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Paul César Helleu, Paris, 1892 for 1,500 francs through the artist, John Singer Sargent (1856–1925).
Paul César Helleu
late 19th century - early 20th century
Paul César Helleu
late 19th century - early 20th century
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