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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Femme assise de trois quarts, 1895–1895

Paul César Helleu

Femme assise de trois quarts, 1895–1895

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Miss Taylor assise sur une banquette, 1900–1900

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Miss Taylor assise sur une banquette, 1900–1900

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Deux dames à Versailles, 1895–1895

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Deux dames à Versailles, 1895–1895

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Femme debout devant la cheminée, 1895–1895

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Femme debout devant la cheminée, 1895–1895

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Buste de jeune femme au chapeau, 1895–1895

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Buste de jeune femme au chapeau, 1895–1895

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A quatre mains, 1896–1896

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A quatre mains, 1896–1896

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Portrait d'élégante en buste

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Portrait d'élégante en buste

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Jeune femme rousse en buste de face, chapeau noir

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Jeune femme rousse en buste de face, chapeau noir

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Le Noeud bleu

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Le Noeud bleu

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Portrait de jeune fille

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Portrait de jeune fille

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Portrait of Ellen Hellau

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Portrait of Ellen Hellau

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Portrait of a young girl

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Portrait of a young girl

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Portrait of a lady seated at a writing desk (Mme

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Portrait of a lady seated at a writing desk (Mme

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Portrait of a lady in a hat, 1900–1900

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Portrait of a lady in a hat, 1900–1900

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Jeune femme au chapeau

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Jeune femme au chapeau

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La jeune harpiste

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La jeune harpiste

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Speranza nue

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Speranza nue

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Liane de Pougy, 1908–1908

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Liane de Pougy, 1908–1908

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Moreau Nelaton

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Moreau Nelaton

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Femme au biscuit

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Femme au biscuit

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Marthe Letellier

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Marthe Letellier

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Bol de lait

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Bol de lait

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La cheminée Louis XV

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La cheminée Louis XV

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Portrait of James McNeill Whistler, 1897–1897

Paul César Helleu

Portrait of James McNeill Whistler, 1897–1897

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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