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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ELLEN HELLEU STANDING, 1900

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ELLEN HELLEU STANDING, 1900

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ELLEN HELLEU, THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER IN A..., 1902

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ELLEN HELLEU, THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER IN A..., 1902

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Portrait de femme de profil

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Portrait de femme de profil

Sale Date: April 6, 2016

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Female Portrait

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Female Portrait

Sale Date: March 23, 2016

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Jeune Femme Debout

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Jeune Femme Debout

Sale Date: March 22, 2016

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Jeune Femme aux Chapeau (Mlle Kelly)

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Jeune Femme aux Chapeau (Mlle Kelly)

Sale Date: March 22, 2016

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Regatta at Cowes

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Regatta at Cowes

Sale Date: March 29, 2016

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Cinq têtes de femmes et deux têtes de fillettes

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Cinq têtes de femmes et deux têtes de fillettes

Sale Date: April 1, 2016

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Paulette, la fille de l'artiste, et esquisse...

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Paulette, la fille de l'artiste, et esquisse...

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Trois têtes de femme, l'une se tenant le menton...

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Trois têtes de femme, l'une se tenant le menton...

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Emily Stuart Taylor assise

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Emily Stuart Taylor assise

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Paulette endormie sur les genoux de sa mère

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Paulette endormie sur les genoux de sa mère

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Paulette assise et lisant

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Paulette assise et lisant

Sale Date: April 1, 2016

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Jeune Femme au chapeau et au boa, 1882

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Jeune Femme au chapeau et au boa, 1882

Sale Date: March 30, 2016

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Madame Helleu pensive, profil droit

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Madame Helleu pensive, profil droit

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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L'aviatrice

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L'aviatrice

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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Ellen, fille de l'artiste, au chapeau à aigrette

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Ellen, fille de l'artiste, au chapeau à aigrette

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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Portrait de Jean Helleu, fils de l'artiste

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Portrait de Jean Helleu, fils de l'artiste

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Femme en Repos

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Femme en Repos

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Femme aux Perles dans un Chapeau aux Plumes, 1900

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Femme aux Perles dans un Chapeau aux Plumes, 1900

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Femme avec un col de velours, 1900

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Femme avec un col de velours, 1900

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Le Noeud Bleu, 1905

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Le Noeud Bleu, 1905

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La Duchesse de Marlborough, Consuelo..., 1901

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La Duchesse de Marlborough, Consuelo..., 1901

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Reclining Woman

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Reclining Woman

Sale Date: March 5, 2016

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