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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Helen Helleu, 1900

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Helen Helleu, 1900

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Femme au profil, 1900

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Femme au profil, 1900

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Coucou, 1900

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Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Femme se regardant dans un miroir, 1900

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Femme se regardant dans un miroir, 1900

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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La jolie taille, 1896

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La jolie taille, 1896

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Portrait of a lady in a feather hat

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Portrait of a lady in a feather hat

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Sommeil (Montesquieu LV)

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Sommeil (Montesquieu LV)

Sale Date: September 10, 2011

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Madame Helleu et Jean

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Madame Helleu et Jean

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Femme nue allongée aux bras levés (+ Jambes...

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Femme nue allongée aux bras levés (+ Jambes...

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Elegante a la chaise

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Elegante a la chaise

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Profils des filles

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Profils des filles

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Jean Malade

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Sale Date: July 21, 2011

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Bildnis einer jungen Dame mit Hut

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Bildnis einer jungen Dame mit Hut

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Profils des filles

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Profils des filles

Sale Date: July 12, 2011

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Elegante a la chaise

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Elegante a la chaise

Sale Date: July 12, 2011

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Elégante au chapeau de plumes, 1900

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Elégante au chapeau de plumes, 1900

Sale Date: July 7, 2011

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Portrait de femme

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Portrait de femme

Sale Date: June 18, 2011

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Young girl in a bonnet

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Young girl in a bonnet

Sale Date: June 23, 2011

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The head of a young woman (study)

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The head of a young woman (study)

Sale Date: July 13, 2011

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Hanging out the washing

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Hanging out the washing

Sale Date: July 13, 2011

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Portrait of Ellen, the artist's daughter

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Portrait of Ellen, the artist's daughter

Sale Date: July 13, 2011

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Femme lisant et enfant endormi (study) (+ Femme...

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Femme lisant et enfant endormi (study) (+ Femme...

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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Elégante au guéridon

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Elégante au guéridon

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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Fillette au chapeau devant une fenêtre,..., 1906

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Fillette au chapeau devant une fenêtre,..., 1906

Sale Date: June 10, 2011

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