Lot n° 71
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RZEWUSKI Alex-Ceslas (1893-1983).
Portrait... - Lot 71 - Coutau-Bégarie
RZEWUSKI Alex-Ceslas (1893-1983).
Portrait of Lady Michelham of Hellingly (1883- 1950).
Drypoint enhanced with color and white chalk on Japanese paper, signed lower left in graphite by the artist. Plate III from the album published by Jacquelin from an edition numbered to 10 copies, Paris, 1925.
Slight traces of moisture, but good overall condition.
H. 36 cm - W. 28 cm
Reference: This work and the one shown here were published by Jacquelin during the exhibition organized by the artist at the Galerie Jean Charpentier in Paris from April 1 to 15, 1925.
Book: A biography of Alex-Ceslas Rzewuski, written by David
Gaillardon, will be published in 2019 by Editions Lacurne.
History: Lady Michelham of Hellingly, née Berthe (Bertha) Capel, daughter of Arthur Capel, married Herbert Stern, 2nd Baron Michelham of Hellingly, on January 4, 1919.
Michelham of Hellingly (1895-1919). A famous British socialite, she was also the sister of Boy Capel (1881-1919), the famous polo player who was Gabrielle Chanel's great love for 9 years and influenced her style.
Berthe made headlines in the early 1920s with the trial that followed the death of her first husband, Herbert Stern, whose will was suspected to have been altered. She became known in Paris as "la petite madame
Landru". She tried in vain to divorce Prince Félix Youssoupoff so that she could marry him.
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