Lot 157 · Old Master & British Drawings
Five head studies of young women
Paul-cesar Helleu · red, black and white chalk, on light brown wove paper
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 1 February 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings, New York · 1 February 2024
- Dimensions
- 15 x 21 1⁄8 in. (38.5 x 53.8 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3281346
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3281346 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3281346
Paul-cesar Helleu, Five head studies of young women. Christie's, 1 Feb 2024, lot 157. estimate $10,000–$15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3281346.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Paul-cesar Helleu, Five head studies of young women. Christie's, 1 Feb 2024, lot 157. estimate $10,000–$15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3281346.
From the same sale Old Master & British Drawings · Feb 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of a friar wearing a cowl, seen in three-quarter profile | AFTER BACCIO DELLA PORTA, CALLED FRA BARTOLOMEO (FLORENCE 1472-1517 PIAN DI MUGNONE) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Flagellation | THE MASTER OF THE EGMONT ALBUMS (active second half of the 16th Century) | $10,000–$15,000 | upcoming |
| A pair of still lifes with shells | JOHANN JACOB DIETZSCH (NUREMBERG 1713-1776) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| The finding of the body of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden after the… | JOHAN WILHELM CARL WAHLBOM (KALMAR 1810-1858 LONDON) | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
| Portrait of Sarah Fane, Countess of Westmorland (née Sarah Anne Child… | DANIEL GARDNER, A.R.A. (KENDAL 1750-1805 LONDON) | $5,000–$8,000 | upcoming |
| A woman in a long dress | AUGUSTUS EDWIN JOHN, O.M., R.A. (TENBY 1878-1961 FORDINGBRIDGE) | $6,000–$10,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul-cesar Helleu | little girl holding her doll | $12,562 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
| Paul-cesar Helleu | Portrait de femme au chapeau à plumes | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Paul-cesar Helleu | nu féminin à la longue chevelure | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Paul-cesar Helleu | Miss Taylor seated | Christie's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Paul-cesar Helleu | etude de trois têtes de ellen | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Paul-cesar Helleu | Princesse de Caraman-Chimay, Countess Greffulhe and Raymonde | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Paul-cesar Helleu | Portrait de Femme | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Paul-cesar Helleu | femme lisant avec son enfant; femme dormant (a pair) | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.