Paul César HELLEU (1859-1927)

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15000 - 20000 EUR
Paul César HELLEU (1859-1927)
The Umbrella (or Parasol) Upside Down on the Artist's Yacht, circa 1900 Oil on canvas, signed with the initial (H) at lower left 52 x 29.5 cm Provenance: - Collection Lady Jane Abdy, London and by descent - Sale Christie's 25/04/2017, N°39 - Private collection, Paris Bibliography: "Paul Helleu" by A.M. Bergeret-Gourbin and M.L. Imhoff, Alençon, 1993, described, P 148 under N°23 and reproduced p128. The entry of Pierre Chardin's still lifes in the Louvre in 1852 and 1869 brings this production back into the limelight. Paul Helleu shows a certain interest for this theme, which he paints for his own pleasure or "on commission". Our painting presents an open parasol, forgotten on the deck of a boat - perhaps the Etoile, which he had just acquired with his wife - in front of a silver tray containing peaches. This work captures a moment of life seized on the spot and illustrates the taste of the painter for the precious objects or silverware that his fortune allows him to acquire
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