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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Madame Helleu Seated at Her Secretaire in..., 1900

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Madame Helleu Seated at Her Secretaire in..., 1900

Sale Date: September 16, 2014

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Femme dans un Chapeau aux Plume, 1900

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Femme dans un Chapeau aux Plume, 1900

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

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Femme au chapeau, vue de face, 1900

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Femme au chapeau, vue de face, 1900

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

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Femme au chapeau et col de fourrure

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Femme au chapeau et col de fourrure

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

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Femme au grand chapeau

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Femme au grand chapeau

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

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Madame Helleu devant les Dessins de Watteau..., 1895

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Madame Helleu devant les Dessins de Watteau..., 1895

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Woman asleep on a couch

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Woman asleep on a couch

Sale Date: September 3, 2014

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Le Noeud Bleu, 1898

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Le Noeud Bleu, 1898

Sale Date: September 17, 2014

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Madame Helleu derrière la harpe, 1900–1905

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Madame Helleu derrière la harpe, 1900–1905

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Femme au chapeau Noir

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Femme au chapeau Noir

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Cowes, les régates

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Cowes, les régates

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Les trois crayons de Watteau ou Madame Helleu...

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Les trois crayons de Watteau ou Madame Helleu...

Sale Date: June 13, 2014

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Mère et sa petite fille, 1902

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Mère et sa petite fille, 1902

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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Jeune femme au noeud

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Jeune femme au noeud

Sale Date: June 23, 2014

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Portraits de femmes (set of 3)

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Portraits de femmes (set of 3)

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Mère et sa petite fille, 1902

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Mère et sa petite fille, 1902

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Portrait de femme

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Portrait de femme

Sale Date: June 18, 2014

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Sur la...Chaise Lounge

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Sur la...Chaise Lounge

Sale Date: June 14, 2014

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Jeune garçon dessinant

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Jeune garçon dessinant

Sale Date: June 11, 2014

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Jeune femme au chapeau

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Jeune femme au chapeau

Sale Date: June 18, 2014

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An elegant lady in a hat and fur-trimmed coat

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An elegant lady in a hat and fur-trimmed coat

Sale Date: June 4, 2014

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An elegant lady in a hat, in profile

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An elegant lady in a hat, in profile

Sale Date: June 4, 2014

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Portrait de madame Helleu à l'ombrelle

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Portrait de madame Helleu à l'ombrelle

Sale Date: June 26, 2014

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Ellen Helleu (Quatre études), 1900

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Ellen Helleu (Quatre études), 1900

Sale Date: June 5, 2014

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