Pencil drawing

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Paul César Helleu's painting, now acclaimed and recognizable beyond European borders, opened up a new creative season.

Giovanni Boldini (Ferrara 1842 – Paris 1931) is a timeless painter. His artistic vitality was as unstoppable as his genius; his biography is a complex and fascinating puzzle, made up of meetings, disagreements, drastic decisions and great passion: he was both a terrible man and a sublime artist.