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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Femme au Chapeau

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Femme au Chapeau

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Femme au Chapeau

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Femme au Chapeau

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Mademoiselle Neris

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Mademoiselle Neris

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Élégante Assise

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Élégante Assise

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Portrait de Madame Helleu allaitant

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Portrait de Madame Helleu allaitant

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Elégante au miroir, 1920

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Elégante au miroir, 1920

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Elégante au chapeau (recto-verso)

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Elégante au chapeau (recto-verso)

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Portrait de Femme Au Chapeau

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Portrait de Femme Au Chapeau

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Woman In Deck Chair

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Woman In Deck Chair

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Girl in Corset

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Girl in Corset

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Femme au Chapeau de Plumes, 1900

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Femme au Chapeau de Plumes, 1900

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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La Reveuse, 1898

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La Reveuse, 1898

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Mademoiselle L, 1895

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Mademoiselle L, 1895

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Trois portraits d'Yvonne Avollée, 1900

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Trois portraits d'Yvonne Avollée, 1900

Sale Date: March 27, 2013

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Femme assise en profil * Femme en repose *..., 1900

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Femme assise en profil * Femme en repose *..., 1900

Sale Date: March 7, 2013

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Tête d'enfant, 1900

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Tête d'enfant, 1900

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Jeune Femme aux Cheveux bruns dans un..., 1912

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Jeune Femme aux Cheveux bruns dans un..., 1912

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Portrait de Helen Helleu, en buste, vers 1897, 1900

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Portrait de Helen Helleu, en buste, vers 1897, 1900

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Madame Helleu lisant, 1897

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Madame Helleu lisant, 1897

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Jeune Femme Allongee Sur Un Canape, 1905

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Jeune Femme Allongee Sur Un Canape, 1905

Sale Date: February 16, 2013

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Portrait of Alice

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Portrait of Alice

Sale Date: February 7, 2013

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Mother & child

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Mother & child

Sale Date: February 20, 2013

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Young woman standing

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Young woman standing

Sale Date: February 20, 2013

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Portrait of a young woman

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Portrait of a young woman

Sale Date: February 20, 2013

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