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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* Éditions Sagot - Estampes et affiches illustrées

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* Éditions Sagot - Estampes et affiches illustrées

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* Édition Sagot, Estampes et affiches illustrées

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* Édition Sagot, Estampes et affiches illustrées

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JEUNE FEMME, PROFIL À DROITE, 1895

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JEUNE FEMME, PROFIL À DROITE, 1895

Sale Date: October 4, 2018

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Jeune Fille au chapeau: Ellen Helleu

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Jeune Fille au chapeau: Ellen Helleu

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Femme endormie sur un canapé

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Femme endormie sur un canapé

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Quatre Etudes de têtes de jeune femmes

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Quatre Etudes de têtes de jeune femmes

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Portrait de Alice Helleu

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Portrait de Alice Helleu

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Elegant dame med fjær i hatten

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Elegant dame med fjær i hatten

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Portrait of a young girl, 1915

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Portrait of a young girl, 1915

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Young woman with a bonnet, 1920

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Young woman with a bonnet, 1920

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Woman with a bonnet, 1915

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Woman with a bonnet, 1915

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Young woman with a bonnet, 1920

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Young woman with a bonnet, 1920

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Portrait of a young girl, 1915

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Portrait of a young girl, 1915

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Woman with a Bonnet, 1915

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Woman with a Bonnet, 1915

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Woman with a Bonnet, 1915

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Woman with a Bonnet, 1915

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Études d'après watteau

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Études d'après watteau

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FRENCHMADAME HELLEU À FLADBURY CHEZ JOHN SINGER...

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FRENCHMADAME HELLEU À FLADBURY CHEZ JOHN SINGER...

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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La Bonne Anglaise, 1910

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La Bonne Anglaise, 1910

Sale Date: June 9, 2018

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Fumeur assis dans un fauteuil - Octave Mirbeau

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Fumeur assis dans un fauteuil - Octave Mirbeau

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LE NŒUD BLEU, 1905

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LE NŒUD BLEU, 1905

Sale Date: May 29, 2018

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MADAME LETELLIER À L'AIGRETTE

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MADAME LETELLIER À L'AIGRETTE

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Two Portraits of Women in Hats

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Two Portraits of Women in Hats

Sale Date: June 3, 2018

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Femme pensive, 1900

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Femme pensive, 1900

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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La Visage encadré, Madame Helleu, 1900

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La Visage encadré, Madame Helleu, 1900

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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