Object details
Accession number
P17e37
Primary Creator
Paul César Helleu
(Vannes, 1859 - 1927, Paris)
Full title
Young Woman Sewing (Jeune femme cousant)
Creation Date
1892
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection as early as 1892.
Marks
Signed in pencil (lower right): Helleu
Dimensions
20 x 17 cm (7 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Display Media
Etching and drypoint
Web Commentary
Isabella 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 2. (as one of "Two Etchings by Helleu")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 128.
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