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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Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art

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Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, John Singer Sargent

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Jeune femme au collier de perles

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Jeune femme au collier de perles

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Élégante et petit chien faisant le beau, 1900

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Élégante et petit chien faisant le beau, 1900

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A portrait of Jeanne Ballot

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A portrait of Jeanne Ballot

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Femme assise, portrait de Suzette O'Neill,...

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Femme assise, portrait de Suzette O'Neill,...

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Vase de pivoines sur un guéridon

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Vase de pivoines sur un guéridon

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Adolescente (+ Femme à forte coller; 2 works)

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Adolescente (+ Femme à forte coller; 2 works)

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Adolescente, 1905

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Adolescente, 1905

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Portrait de femme au chapeau, 1900

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Portrait de femme au chapeau, 1900

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Élégante au chapeau, 1900

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Élégante au chapeau, 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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Jeune femme avec châle

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Jeune femme avec châle

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Femme avec chapeau à plumes

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Femme avec chapeau à plumes

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Femme assise, devant les tableaux, 1900

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Femme assise, devant les tableaux, 1900

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Femme en repos, 1900

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Femme en repos, 1900

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Cache-cache, 1888

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Cache-cache, 1888

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Femme au chapeau, vue de face, 1900

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Femme au chapeau, vue de face, 1900

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Femme

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Femme

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Élégante de profil vers la gauche, portrait de...

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Élégante de profil vers la gauche, portrait de...

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A lady with plume

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A lady with plume

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Élégante au chapeau

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Élégante au chapeau

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Femme dans un intérieur avec Harpe, 1900

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Femme dans un intérieur avec Harpe, 1900

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Sommeil, 1897

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Sommeil, 1897

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Deux femmes

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Deux femmes

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Nue en repos

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Nue en repos

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