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Jean Hélion

The Chimney Sweep

Maker

Jean Hélion (French, 1904-1987

Title

The Chimney Sweep

Year

1936

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

145.4 x 113.4 cm (57 1/4 x 44 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim

Object Number

54.188

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

  • Books

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange: From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Exhibition History

Cubism and Its Affinities
Sep 01, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995
From the Reserve III
Cubist Painting
Jul 08, 1994 – Dec 04, 1994
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Tombstone

Jean Hélion (French, 1904-1987
b. in Couterne, France)
The Chimney Sweep, 1936
Oil on canvas
145.4 x 113.4 cm (57 1/4 x 44 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim 54.188

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