Paul Helleu
<p>Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)
Date: early 1880s
Medium: Graphite on off-white paper board
Dimensions: 13 3/16 x 10 5/16 in. (33.5 x 26.2 cm) Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950
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Sargent cherished this candid drawing of his lifelong friend Paul Helleu (1859–1927) and hung it in the dining room of his Paris apartment.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art</div>
early 1880s
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