Object details
Object number
P17e37
Creator(s)
Paul César Helleu
(Vannes, 1859 - 1927, Paris)
Title
Young Woman Sewing (Jeune femme cousant)
Date
1892
Medium
Etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
23.2 x 19.1 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in graphite (lower right): Helleu
Partial indecipherable watermark
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection as early as 1892.
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.
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.
Gallery
Short Gallery
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