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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Alice pensive, 1895

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Alice pensive, 1895

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Portrait d'une femme assise portant un chapeau

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Portrait d'une femme assise portant un chapeau

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Visages de femmes

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Visages de femmes

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Jeune femme à la Capeline (Ellen Helleu), 1900

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Jeune femme à la Capeline (Ellen Helleu), 1900

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Études de Ellen, la fille de l'artiste

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Études de Ellen, la fille de l'artiste

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Portrait de la comtesse Henri Greffülhe, née...

Studio of Paul César Helleu

Portrait de la comtesse Henri Greffülhe, née...

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Le parasol

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Le parasol

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Jeune fille endormie

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Jeune fille endormie

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Mother and Child, 1902

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Mother and Child, 1902

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Mme Helleu devant les dessins du Louvre

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Mme Helleu devant les dessins du Louvre

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Le chapeau à plume

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Le chapeau à plume

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Femme avec un chapeau

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Femme avec un chapeau

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Elegante assise

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Elegante assise

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Femme au Chapeau

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Femme au Chapeau

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Portrait of a lady

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Portrait of a lady

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Élégante au chapeau de plumes

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Élégante au chapeau de plumes

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Portrait of Madame Chéruit seated three quarter...

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Portrait of Madame Chéruit seated three quarter...

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Femme au chapeau bleu

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Femme au chapeau bleu

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Femme allongée sur un canapé

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Femme allongée sur un canapé

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Nu allongé

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Nu allongé

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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Miss Taylor, 1900

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Miss Taylor, 1900

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Méditation, 1894

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Méditation, 1894

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Femme avec un Bâton de Marche

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Femme avec un Bâton de Marche

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Portrait of Ellen

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Portrait of Ellen

Sale Date: March 6, 2014

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