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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Chez la princesse de Polignac: Tissot et..., 1885

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Chez la princesse de Polignac: Tissot et..., 1885

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Croquis, 1894

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Croquis, 1894

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La jardinière Empire, 1900

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La jardinière Empire, 1900

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La femme à la harpe

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La femme à la harpe

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Femme accoudée, tournant vers la gauche, 1900

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Femme accoudée, tournant vers la gauche, 1900

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Femme tournée vers la gauche

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Femme tournée vers la gauche

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Femme aux cheveux blonds

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Femme aux cheveux blonds

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Femme aux yeux bleus, vêtue en robe blanche, 1890

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Femme aux yeux bleus, vêtue en robe blanche, 1890

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La duchesse de Marlborough

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La duchesse de Marlborough

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La liseuse (Sonate de Kreuzer), 1890

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La liseuse (Sonate de Kreuzer), 1890

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Portrait d'Alexis Rouart, 1897

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Portrait d'Alexis Rouart, 1897

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Helen

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Helen

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Miss Stuart Taylor

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Miss Stuart Taylor

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Femme assise au balcon

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Femme assise au balcon

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Femme assise, la tête appuyèe sur la main droite

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Femme assise, la tête appuyèe sur la main droite

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Jeune fille étendue sur un sofa

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Jeune fille étendue sur un sofa

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Portrait de Madame Delbel

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Portrait de Madame Delbel

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Germaine de Bormond, dix ans et demie

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Germaine de Bormond, dix ans et demie

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Femme en buste coiffée d'un chapeau

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Femme en buste coiffée d'un chapeau

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Femme de profil au ruban bleu, 1900

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Femme de profil au ruban bleu, 1900

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Jeune femme rousse au chapeau, 1900

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Jeune femme rousse au chapeau, 1900

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Elégante au chapeau, 1900

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Elégante au chapeau, 1900

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Les trois crayons de Watteau ou Les Watteau du...

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Les trois crayons de Watteau ou Les Watteau du...

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Jeune femme de dos

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Jeune femme de dos

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