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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Portrait de jeune femme au chapeau

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Portrait de jeune femme au chapeau

Sale Date: March 17, 2009

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A portrait of the Duchess of Marlborough

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A portrait of the Duchess of Marlborough

Sale Date: March 10, 2009

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Woman threading a needle, 1900

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Woman threading a needle, 1900

Sale Date: March 6, 2009

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Femme de trois-quart

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Femme de trois-quart

Sale Date: March 5, 2009

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Elégante et petit chien faisant le beau, 1900

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Elégante et petit chien faisant le beau, 1900

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Femme au col de fourrure, 1900

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Femme au col de fourrure, 1900

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Le chapeau a plume, 1900

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Le chapeau a plume, 1900

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Dormeuse sur un canape, 1900

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Dormeuse sur un canape, 1900

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Femme au chaise (Portrait de Mme. White), 1900

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Femme au chaise (Portrait de Mme. White), 1900

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Femme au cheveau longue, 1900

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Femme au cheveau longue, 1900

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Miss Taylor, 1900

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Miss Taylor, 1900

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Portrait des filles, 1900

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Portrait des filles, 1900

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Femme au chapeau, 1905

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Femme au chapeau, 1905

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La Duchesse de Marlborough, 1901

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La Duchesse de Marlborough, 1901

Sale Date: March 5, 2009

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Femme au repos

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Femme au repos

Sale Date: March 6, 2009

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Woman reading

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Woman reading

Sale Date: February 22, 2009

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Elégante

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Elégante

Sale Date: February 6, 2009

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Elégante au chapeau

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Elégante au chapeau

Sale Date: January 26, 2009

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Drawing of a woman (+ another; verso)

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Drawing of a woman (+ another; verso)

Sale Date: January 27, 2009

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Family time

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Family time

Sale Date: January 22, 2009

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Lady with a black hat

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Lady with a black hat

Sale Date: January 21, 2009

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Portrait of Mathilde See

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Portrait of Mathilde See

Sale Date: January 21, 2009

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La lecture (+ L'Aiguille, lrgr; 2 works)

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La lecture (+ L'Aiguille, lrgr; 2 works)

Sale Date: December 22, 2008

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Femme au chapeau

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Femme au chapeau

Sale Date: December 18, 2008

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