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.

Paul César Helleu Artworks

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Portrait of Miss de Lesseps

Paul César Helleu

Portrait of Miss de Lesseps

Sale Date: October 26, 1989

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Seated girl

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Sale Date: October 26, 1989

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Elégante

Paul César Helleu

Sale Date: October 24, 1989

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Lady with muff and hat seated in..., 1900–1900

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Lady with muff and hat seated in..., 1900–1900

Sale Date: June 27, 1989

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Le dessins de Watteau au Louvre, 1910–1910

Paul César Helleu

Le dessins de Watteau au Louvre, 1910–1910

Sale Date: May 12, 1989

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Femme assise

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Sale Date: May 3, 1989

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Portrait of a lady

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Portrait of a lady

Sale Date: April 20, 1989

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Femme au chapeau

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Femme au chapeau

Sale Date: April 20, 1989

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Mlle, H., 1895–1895

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Mlle, H., 1895–1895

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Young woman with harp, facing right, 1901–1901

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Young woman with harp, facing right, 1901–1901

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Young girl, 1910–1910

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Young girl, 1910–1910

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Mme Helleu at her writing desk, 1898–1898

Paul César Helleu

Mme Helleu at her writing desk, 1898–1898

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Young woman with harp, facing left, 1898–1898

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Young woman with harp, facing left, 1898–1898

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Mme Helleu leaning on a gueridon, 1898–1898

Paul César Helleu

Mme Helleu leaning on a gueridon, 1898–1898

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Woman on a canape, 1900–1900

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Woman on a canape, 1900–1900

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Two women with fan conversing, 1900–1900

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Two women with fan conversing, 1900–1900

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Portrait of a lady seated

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Portrait of a lady seated

Sale Date: February 22, 1989

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Nue allonge sur un canapé

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Nue allonge sur un canapé

Sale Date: November 25, 1988

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Portrait of Madame de Fleury kneeling, full..., 1893

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Portrait of Madame de Fleury kneeling, full..., 1893

Sale Date: November 25, 1988

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A portrait study of Ellen (artist's eldest...

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A portrait study of Ellen (artist's eldest...

Sale Date: November 25, 1988

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An elegant beauty

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An elegant beauty

Sale Date: November 25, 1988

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An elegant lady

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An elegant lady

Sale Date: November 25, 1988

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On deck

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Sale Date: November 25, 1988

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A seated nude before a fire

Paul César Helleu

A seated nude before a fire

Sale Date: November 25, 1988

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