drawing of a cat sitting on top of a table next to a ball of yarn
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95 - * CESAR (1921–1998)
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
* CESAR (1921–1998) The Cat, a portrait of Chantal Helenbeck, known as Chacha Pen, oil and gouache on paper Autograph inscription in pen in the bottom left-hand corner: ‘for my Chantal’ Signed and dated in pen 16/10/89 with a thumbprint in the bottom right-hand corner Dimensions: 27 x 28.5 cm César nicknamed Chantal Helenbeck ‘the cat’. During a meal at a client’s house, César met Jean Gismondi and Chantal Helenbeck; he was invited to the Bastide du Roi, where he stayed for about two years. It was he who would launch the Helenbeck sisters’ careers.
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About the sale The Helenbeck Sisters’ Collection
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Auction time 09/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
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