Paul helleu
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
sargent cherished this candid drawing of his lifelong friend paul helleu (1859–1927) and hung it in the dining room of his paris apartment. Date: early 1880s. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
