Lilla (Helena) CIECHANOWSKA (SAGA) (1884-?) Self-portrait Oil on cardboard. Signed lower left. (Wear). 27.5 x 20.5 cm Her husband, Jan Danysz, physician, biologist and head of department at the Pasteur Institute, was sometimes appointed unofficial Polish ambassador. Thanks to his wife, he maintained strong links with Polish emigration, welcoming artists to his villa "Bellevue" in Sèvres.