Paul César Helleu

(French, 1859–1927)

Paul César Helleu was a French painter known for his portraits and scenes of society women during the Bell Époque. Throughout his work, he regularly depicted the period of time between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of World War I in elegant and stylized figurative paintings. Helleu’s work was influenced by his friendships with numerous important painters of the day, including James McNeill Whister, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, and Edgar Degas. Born on December 17, 1859 in Vannes, France, he went on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts under the Orientalist painter Jean-Léon Gérôme in Paris. After a slow start to his career, Helleu eventually joined elite literary and cultural circles with the likes of Marcel Proust and Robert de Montesquioum, who was a patron of his work. Helleu was awarded the Légion d’honneur in 1904 and received many important commissions, including one to decorate the ceiling of Grand Central Terminal in New York. His works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. The artist died on March 23, 1927 in Paris, France.

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Quatre mains-the duet. Ellen Helleu with her...

Paul César Helleu

Quatre mains-the duet. Ellen Helleu with her...

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Billet doux

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Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Lady in hat looking left

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Lady in hat looking left

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Lady in profile with ribboned hair

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Lady with feather hat and fur stole

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Lady with feather hat and fur stole

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Girl resting on her elbow with feather hat and...

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Girl resting on her elbow with feather hat and...

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Print connoisseurs - Looking at prints in...

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Print connoisseurs - Looking at prints in...

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Jeune fille

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Sale Date: June 20, 1997

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Femme allongée

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Femme allongée

Sale Date: June 18, 1997

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L'élégante

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Sale Date: June 17, 1997

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Élégante au collier

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Élégante au collier

Sale Date: June 16, 1997

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Femme au chapeau

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Femme au chapeau

Sale Date: June 16, 1997

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Madame Helleu resting

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Madame Helleu resting

Sale Date: June 13, 1997

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Portrait of Ellen, the artist's daughter, with...

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Portrait of Ellen, the artist's daughter, with...

Sale Date: June 13, 1997

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Nu allongée

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Sale Date: June 13, 1997

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A reclining lady and sketches of sculpture

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A reclining lady and sketches of sculpture

Sale Date: June 13, 1997

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Une liseuse

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Sale Date: June 12, 1997

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Still life with flowers in a vase

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Still life with flowers in a vase

Sale Date: June 11, 1997

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Boldini dessinant

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Boldini dessinant

Sale Date: May 23, 1997

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Élégante assise

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Élégante assise

Sale Date: May 23, 1997

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A lady, standing in right profile, wearing a...

Sale Date: May 22, 1997

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Jeune femme assise, la tête dans ses mains, 1900

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Jeune femme assise, la tête dans ses mains, 1900

Sale Date: May 22, 1997

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Madame Helleu embroidering in front of..., 1896

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Madame Helleu embroidering in front of..., 1896

Sale Date: May 15, 1997

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Devant les dessins de Watteau au Louvre..., 1895

Paul César Helleu

Devant les dessins de Watteau au Louvre..., 1895

Sale Date: May 15, 1997

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