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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Portrait of a lady

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Portrait of a lady

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La femme à la harpe, 1898–1898

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La femme à la harpe, 1898–1898

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Le noeud bleu (Madame Dolley), 1908–1908

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Le noeud bleu (Madame Dolley), 1908–1908

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Jeune femme se reposant, 1895–1895

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Jeune femme se reposant, 1895–1895

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Femme allongée sur un canapé, 1895–1895

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Femme allongée sur un canapé, 1895–1895

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Ma fille Ellen, 1895–1895

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Ma fille Ellen, 1895–1895

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Femme au chapeau et à la bague bleue, 1895–1895

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Femme au chapeau et à la bague bleue, 1895–1895

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Femme au chapeau et col de fourrure, 1895–1895

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Femme au chapeau et col de fourrure, 1895–1895

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Germaine de Bormans, 1898–1898

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Germaine de Bormans, 1898–1898

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Alice pensive, 1895–1895

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Alice pensive, 1895–1895

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La duchesse de Marlborough, 1901–1901

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La duchesse de Marlborough, 1901–1901

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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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Liane de Pougy, 1895–1895

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Liane de Pougy, 1895–1895

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Buste de femme au chapeau, 1895–1895

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Buste de femme au chapeau, 1895–1895

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Buste de femme au chapeau de profil, 1907–1907

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Buste de femme au chapeau de profil, 1907–1907

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Femme au chapeau à plumes, 1895–1895

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Femme au chapeau à plumes, 1895–1895

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Jeune femme debout de trois quarts,..., 1895–1895

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Jeune femme debout de trois quarts,..., 1895–1895

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Madame Helleu s'appuyant sur le dos..., 1895–1895

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Madame Helleu s'appuyant sur le dos..., 1895–1895

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Pelerine de Martre, 1895–1895

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Pelerine de Martre, 1895–1895

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Buste de femme tournée à gauche, 1895–1895

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Buste de femme tournée à gauche, 1895–1895

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Buste de femme au chapeau de trois quarts, 1895–1895

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Buste de femme au chapeau de trois quarts, 1895–1895

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Boudin travaillant à Deauville, 1897–1897

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Boudin travaillant à Deauville, 1897–1897

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Buste de femme au chapeau à plumes, 1895–1895

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Buste de femme au chapeau à plumes, 1895–1895

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Ellen a treize ans, 1900–1900

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Ellen a treize ans, 1900–1900

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