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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Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art

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Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, John Singer Sargent

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Etudes de visages (study)

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Etudes de visages (study)

Sale Date: November 25, 2009

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Studienblatt mit Frauenkopf in sechs Varianten

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Studienblatt mit Frauenkopf in sechs Varianten

Sale Date: November 26, 2009

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Porträt einer Dame mit großem Hut

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Porträt einer Dame mit großem Hut

Sale Date: November 26, 2009

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Portrait of Madame Letellier

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Portrait of Madame Letellier

Sale Date: November 27, 2009

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Le noeud bleu, 1900

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Le noeud bleu, 1900

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Woman embroidering, 1900

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Woman embroidering, 1900

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La visage encadré, Madame Helleu, 1900

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La visage encadré, Madame Helleu, 1900

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La rade des crowes, 1898

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La rade des crowes, 1898

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Femme lisant, 1900

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Femme lisant, 1900

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Madame Letellier, 1890

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Madame Letellier, 1890

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Femme au repos

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Femme au repos

Sale Date: October 30, 2009

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Woman with feather boa, 1922

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Woman with feather boa, 1922

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Le chapeau de Lancret

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Le chapeau de Lancret

Sale Date: November 15, 2009

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Madame Helleu reading near the fireplace

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Madame Helleu reading near the fireplace

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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Portrait de femme au châpeau

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Portrait de femme au châpeau

Sale Date: October 3, 2009

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Mère et enfant endormi (+ drawing; verso)

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Mère et enfant endormi (+ drawing; verso)

Sale Date: September 30, 2009

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Etudes d'après Watteau

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Etudes d'après Watteau

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Femme au chapeau, les mains sur le menton, 1905

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Femme au chapeau, les mains sur le menton, 1905

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Femme au col de fourrure, 1900

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Femme au col de fourrure, 1900

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Femme au chaise - Portrait de Mme. White, 1900

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Femme au chaise - Portrait de Mme. White, 1900

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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La Jolie Taille pl.2, 1896

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La Jolie Taille pl.2, 1896

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Élégante au chapeau

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Élégante au chapeau

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Mademoiselle de Mun (+ Woman reclining on a...

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Mademoiselle de Mun (+ Woman reclining on a...

Sale Date: September 16, 2009

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Portrait of a lady

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Portrait of a lady

Sale Date: September 16, 2009

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