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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Woman in profile leaning on chair, 1900–1900

Paul César Helleu

Woman in profile leaning on chair, 1900–1900

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Woman with hands crossed on bar, 1900–1900

Paul César Helleu

Woman with hands crossed on bar, 1900–1900

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Woman with hand on chin, 1900–1900

Paul César Helleu

Woman with hand on chin, 1900–1900

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Tête de femme, 1913–1913

Paul César Helleu

Tête de femme, 1913–1913

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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La Duchesse de Malborough, pl.2

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La Duchesse de Malborough, pl.2

Sale Date: November 5, 1997

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Woman at her secretaire

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Woman at her secretaire

Sale Date: October 25, 1997

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Two women in a nightclub, 1912–1913

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Two women in a nightclub, 1912–1913

Sale Date: October 24, 1997

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Femme à la table avec une fontaine à thé, 1900–1900

Paul César Helleu

Femme à la table avec une fontaine à thé, 1900–1900

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Deux études d'une femme avec un chapeau, 1900–1900

Paul César Helleu

Deux études d'une femme avec un chapeau, 1900–1900

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Femme avec une harpe, 1900–1900

Paul César Helleu

Femme avec une harpe, 1900–1900

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Portrait en profil

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Portrait en profil

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Cinq etudes d'une fille, 1900–1900

Paul César Helleu

Cinq etudes d'une fille, 1900–1900

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Portrait of Olge Orloff, 1912–1912

Paul César Helleu

Portrait of Olge Orloff, 1912–1912

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Woman playig harp

Paul César Helleu

Woman playig harp

Sale Date: August 28, 1997

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La Duchesse de Marlborough

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La Duchesse de Marlborough

Sale Date: July 31, 1997

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Les cheveux défaits

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Les cheveux défaits

Sale Date: July 4, 1997

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Élégante en fourrure et chapeau assise

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Élégante en fourrure et chapeau assise

Sale Date: July 1, 1997

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Le noeud bleu

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Le noeud bleu

Sale Date: July 1, 1997

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Jeune femme allongée sur un canapé (Miss May?)

Paul César Helleu

Jeune femme allongée sur un canapé (Miss May?)

Sale Date: July 1, 1997

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Le cache-cache

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Le cache-cache

Sale Date: July 1, 1997

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Buste de femme à la capeline bleue

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Buste de femme à la capeline bleue

Sale Date: June 30, 1997

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Mademoiselle Gabrielle Dorzia

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Mademoiselle Gabrielle Dorzia

Sale Date: June 27, 1997

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Portrait de James Abbot McNeill Whistler, 1897

Paul César Helleu

Portrait de James Abbot McNeill Whistler, 1897

Sale Date: June 26, 1997

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Girl with choker

Paul César Helleu

Girl with choker

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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