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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Woman in a fur wrap, 1900

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Woman in a fur wrap, 1900

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Woman in profile, 1900

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Woman in profile, 1900

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Madame Delbel, 1900

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Madame Delbel, 1900

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Madame Helleu derriere la jardiniere, 1896

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Madame Helleu derriere la jardiniere, 1896

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Buste de jeune femme au chapeau, 1895

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Buste de jeune femme au chapeau, 1895

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Profil d'élégante

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Profil d'élégante

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Croquis de profil à gauche, 1900

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Croquis de profil à gauche, 1900

Sale Date: October 23, 1996

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Portrait de femme

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Portrait de femme

Sale Date: October 17, 1996

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Jeune femme au chapeau fleuri, 1898

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Jeune femme au chapeau fleuri, 1898

Sale Date: October 12, 1996

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Les trois crayons de Watteau (Madame Helleu au...

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Les trois crayons de Watteau (Madame Helleu au...

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Jeune femme au chapeau

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Jeune femme au chapeau

Sale Date: June 28, 1996

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Madame Lettelier

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Madame Lettelier

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Madame l'Etelier, 1902

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Madame l'Etelier, 1902

Sale Date: June 26, 1996

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Jeune femme debout de trois-quarts appuyée

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Jeune femme debout de trois-quarts appuyée

Sale Date: June 26, 1996

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Young girl with hat and muff

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Young girl with hat and muff

Sale Date: June 26, 1996

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Lady in plumed hat

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Lady in plumed hat

Sale Date: June 26, 1996

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Etude de mains

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Etude de mains

Sale Date: June 17, 1996

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Portrait of Lucette, 1913

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Portrait of Lucette, 1913

Sale Date: June 14, 1996

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Portrait of Lucette, 1913

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Portrait of Lucette, 1913

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Femme allongée

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Femme allongée

Sale Date: June 14, 1996

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Giovane donna con giornale

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Giovane donna con giornale

Sale Date: June 12, 1996

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Portrait of Marie Neret, aged 13

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Portrait of Marie Neret, aged 13

Sale Date: June 11, 1996

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Portrait of Mrs. Florence Gould

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Portrait of Mrs. Florence Gould

Sale Date: June 11, 1996

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Portrait de femme assise

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Portrait de femme assise

Sale Date: June 10, 1996

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