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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La reine Alexandra, 1900–1900

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La reine Alexandra, 1900–1900

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Visages de femmes, 1895–1895

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Visages de femmes, 1895–1895

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Les Lionnes, 1895–1895

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Les Lionnes, 1895–1895

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Étude de femme assise à l'eventail, 1897–1897

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Étude de femme assise à l'eventail, 1897–1897

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Femme tournée vers la gauche, 1900–1900

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Femme tournée vers la gauche, 1900–1900

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Femme au chapeau, 1905–1905

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Femme au chapeau, 1905–1905

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Hommage à Suzanne

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Hommage à Suzanne

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Portrait of a lady, 1900–1900

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Portrait of a lady, 1900–1900

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Femme de profil

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Femme de profil

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Le visage encadrée (Madame Helleu), 1900–1900

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Le visage encadrée (Madame Helleu), 1900–1900

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Helene assise

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Helene assise

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Lady in fur hat

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Lady in fur hat

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Femme de profil au chapeau, 1895–1895

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Femme de profil au chapeau, 1895–1895

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La comtesse de Noaille

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La comtesse de Noaille

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A portrait of Annette, wearing a white hat

Paul César Helleu

A portrait of Annette, wearing a white hat

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Reclining nude

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Reclining nude

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Portrait of Peggy Letellier

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Portrait of Peggy Letellier

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Madame Gould, 1900–1900

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Madame Gould, 1900–1900

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Femme debour, de dos, 1905–1905

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Femme debour, de dos, 1905–1905

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Femme debout, avec chapeau, 1905–1905

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Femme debout, avec chapeau, 1905–1905

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Ellen au profil, 1900–1900

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Ellen au profil, 1900–1900

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Le sein, 1897–1897

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Le sein, 1897–1897

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Lady with hat

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Lady with hat

Sale Date: September 25, 2000

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Elégante

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Elégante

Sale Date: July 7, 2000

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