Jean Hélion (1904-1987) - photo 1

Jean Hélion (1904-1987)

Lot 50
20.10.2022 13:00UTC +00:00
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ID 832063
Lot 50 | Jean Hélion (1904-1987)
Estimate value
€ 350 000 – 550 000
Jean Hélion (1904-1987)

Fille au mannequin

signé et daté 'Hélion 44' (en bas à droite); signé, daté et inscrit 'Hélion N.Y.C. 44 La fille au mannequin' (au revers)

huile sur toile

81 x 110 cm.

Peint en 1944



signed and dated 'Hélion 44' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'Hélion N.Y.C. 44 La fille au mannequin' (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

31 7/8 x 39 3/8 in.

Painted in 1944





Provenance

Atelier de l'artiste.

Collection particulière, France (par descendance).

Vente, Christie's, Paris, 4 juin 2014, lot 26.

Collection particulière, Paris (acquis au cours de cette vente).

Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel.



Literature

H.C. Cousseau, Hélion, Paris, 1992 (illustré, p. 318).

P. Dagen, Hélion, Paris, 2004, no. 103 (illustré en couleurs, p. 175).

H. Bize, Hélion, Paris, 2004, no. 24 (illustré en couleurs).

Jean Hélion, cat. exp., Paris, Galerie de la Présidence, 2011 (illustré en couleurs, p. 49).



Exhibited

Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Hélion - cent tableaux, décembre 1970-février 1971 (illustré, p. 52).

Pékin, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Shanghai, Musée des Beaux-Arts et Nanchang, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Hélion - peintures, septembre-novembre 1980, no. 22.

Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lembachhaus, Jean Hélion, Bilder, Zeichnungen, Gouachen, août-septembre 1984, no. 104 (illustré, p. 218).

Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Jean Hélion - peintures et dessins, novembre 1984-janvier 1985, no. 94 (illustré, p. 99).

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Association Campredon Art et Culture, Jean Hélion, juillet-octobre 1988 (illustré en couleurs, p. 46).

Monaco, Salle du Quai Antoine 1er, Hélion ou l'invention de l'Autre, mars-avril 2000 (illustré en couleurs, p. 52).



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Post lot text

« Nous, c'est-à-dire Pegeen et moi. Elle est ravissante, blonde, [...] . Elle a été élevée en grande partie à Megève. Je suis tombé follement amoureux d'elle et je l'ai épousée. [...] J'ai l'impression d'être délivré d'un cauchemar, d'être revenu à ma jeunesse et à la liberté. Je suis très heureux ». - Lettre de Jean Hélion à son premier fils, Jean-Jacques, le 20 mars 1945. (in P. Dagen, Hélion, Paris, 2004, p. 159)

“We, that is to say Pegeen and me. She is beautiful, blonde, [...] . She was raised mostly in Megève. I fell madly in love with her and married her. [...] I have the impression of being delivered from a nightmare, of having returned to my youth and to freedom. I am very happy." - Letter from Jean Hélion to his first son, Jean-Jacques, March 20th, 1945 (in P. Dagen, Hélion, Paris, 2004, p. 159)
Artist:Jean Hélion (1904 - 1987)
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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