Edwin Dikinson
Catalogue entry
Helen
Catalogue no. 390
1941
Wellfleet, MA
Oil on canvas
23 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (60.3 x 73 cm)
Signed lower left: "E W Dickinson
Titled bottom center: HELEN"
Dated on right: "1941"
Inscribed lower right: "Wellfleet"
Titled bottom center: HELEN"
Dated on right: "1941"
Inscribed lower right: "Wellfleet"
Photo: Harlee Little
Notes
Painted in Wellfleet, MA, February 23, 24, 25, March 1, 21 (journal). The French frame which was
used as format for this portrait was also used for "Constant" in the same year and "Self-Portrait in Uniform"
in 1942. Painted pansies at lower right refer to Helen's childhood nickname "Pansy." Helen is posed nude
and reflected in a mirror with drapery over the top.
Provenance
The Artist (until approximately 1952)
Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Halperin
Ms. Susan Halperin
Private Collection, California, 2003 to 2020
Fine Arts Museums of California, Gift of George and Marie Hecksher, 2020
Exhibition History
Georgette Passedoit Gallery, New York, Paintings, Edwin Dickinson, April 1–21, 1941.
Stuart School of Design, Boston, Paintings and Drawings by Edwin Dickinson, February 18–27, 1942.
Boston, 1945.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Edwin Dickinson. Major retrospective, October 20–November 28, 1965.
Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Dickinson Baldwin, Helen. "Helen, 1941 (Catalogue no. 390)." In The Edwin Dickinson Catalogue Raisonné. www.edwindickinson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=390 (accessed on July 25, 2026).