Paul-César Helleu, Asleep, c. 1897, Giovanni Boldini, Italian, 1842–1931, 7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. ( × cm) (plate)9 5/8 × 15 in. ( × cm) (sheet), Drypoint, printed on blue antique laid paper, France, 19th century, Giovanni Boldini was one of the great society portraitists of the late 19th-century. Many of his friends were also prominent artists. Edgar Degas led him to experiment with printmaking, which became a private, experimental avocation. Here he depicts another society artist, Paul-César Helleu, asleep.

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