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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,828–$2,437
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints & Multiples, London · 26 September 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5150334
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Paul César Helleu, La leçon de piano; and Ellen. Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2023, lot 148. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5150334.
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Paul César Helleu, La leçon de piano; and Ellen. Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2023, lot 148. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5150334.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Four Hearts in Silver | Jim Dine | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Saint Apollonia | Andy Warhol | £6,000–£8,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul César Helleu | Drypoint and aquatint 41 x 58 cm Signed in pencil on the low | $2,290 est. | Bertolami Fine Art, May 2022 | |
| Paul César Helleu | Madame Helleu devant les Watteau du Louvre | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Paul César Helleu | Reclining female nude. | Koller, Sep 2025 | ||
| Paul César Helleu | Ellen Helleu, the artist's daughter in a lace-trimmed hat | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Paul César Helleu | Femme au chapeau [ "Madame de Savoy"] | Hermitage Fine Art, Dec 2025 | ||
| Paul César Helleu | The duchess Drypoint on paper, 57 x 36 cm Signed | Bertolami Fine Art, Jun 2022 | ||
| Paul César Helleu | Les Badines (Madame Helleu) | Bonhams, Jan 2022 | ||
| Paul César Helleu | Two women | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2019 |
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.