Woman seated with a mirror
Maker
Forgery in the manner of
Paul César Helleu (artist)
1859-1927
Paul César Helleu (artist)
1859-1927
Title
Woman seated with a mirror
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
black, red and white chalk, the latter applied as bodycolour, with grey-brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 38.2 cm
Width: 52.9 cm
Width: 52.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4426
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Paul Prouté (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, black chalk, false signature: “a Lepere Helleu”; lower right edge, graphite, unclear: “L+xx [?]”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, black chalk, false signature: “a Lepere Helleu”; lower right edge, graphite, unclear: “L+xx [?]”.
Collector's mark: none.
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