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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Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, John Singer Sargent

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Femme au chapeau, 1900

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Femme au chapeau, 1900

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Femme au collier perle, 1900

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Femme au collier perle, 1900

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Femme en buste au chapeau, 1900

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Femme en buste au chapeau, 1900

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La Contesse de San Marino, 1900

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La Contesse de San Marino, 1900

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Tête de femme, 1900

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Tête de femme, 1900

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Woman with plumed hat

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Woman with plumed hat

Sale Date: March 24, 2010

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Helen Helleu (+ Esquisse de femme au chapeau; 2...

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Helen Helleu (+ Esquisse de femme au chapeau; 2...

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Madame Chéruit (study) (+ Femme se reposant; 2...

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Madame Chéruit (study) (+ Femme se reposant; 2...

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Fontaine aux enfants tenant une corne...

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Fontaine aux enfants tenant une corne...

Sale Date: March 18, 2010

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Le portrait d'une jeune femme

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Le portrait d'une jeune femme

Sale Date: March 12, 2010

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Portraits de femmes (study)

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Portraits de femmes (study)

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À l'exposition

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À l'exposition

Sale Date: February 17, 2010

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Tête de femme à l'aigrette

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Tête de femme à l'aigrette

Sale Date: February 17, 2010

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Le chapeau à plume, Madame Liane de Pougy, 1908

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Le chapeau à plume, Madame Liane de Pougy, 1908

Sale Date: February 11, 2010

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Portrait de Mme de Guiroye (Jeanne Houssaye)

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Portrait de Mme de Guiroye (Jeanne Houssaye)

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Femme de profil

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Femme de profil

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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Madame Helleu, 1892

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Madame Helleu, 1892

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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Femme au col de fourrure et au grand chapeau

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Femme au col de fourrure et au grand chapeau

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Portrait of Nancy Beatrice Berwick, Lady Croft

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Portrait of Nancy Beatrice Berwick, Lady Croft

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Lady Duveen, 1900

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Lady Duveen, 1900

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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Madame Helleu écrivant à sa table - les..., 1900

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Madame Helleu écrivant à sa table - les..., 1900

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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Femme de trois quarts

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Femme de trois quarts

Sale Date: December 4, 2009

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Femme à l'éventail

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Femme à l'éventail

Sale Date: November 30, 2009

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A Parisian (artist's daughter?)

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A Parisian (artist's daughter?)

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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