Jean HELION (1904-1987)- Nature morte aux bouteilles - Water - Lot 4

Jean HELION (1904-1987)- Nature morte aux bouteilles - Watercolor - Signed lower right and countersigned and dated 1926 lower left- 65 x 48 cm - Exhibition: "Jean Hélion à perte de vue" - Abbaye-aux-dames in Caen, December 13, 1996, February 15, 1997 - Work in close-up: Nature morte aux bouteilles, 1927, reproduced in the monograph "Hélion" by Henry-Claude Cousseau, édition du regard, 1992, page 304, - We thank the Comité Hélion for authenticating this work, which will be included in the catalog raisonné currently in preparation. A certificate of authenticity can be requested from the Comité at the purchaser's expense. Note: In 1926, Jean Hélion moved into a studio where he welcomed painters such as Pere Creixams and Joaquín Torres García. It was through their contact that he discovered Cubism. He painted mainly portraits, self-portraits and still lifes.