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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Tête de femme: Diana Mitford

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Tête de femme: Diana Mitford

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Nu allongé (+ Femme endormie, verso)

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Nu allongé (+ Femme endormie, verso)

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Le nourrisson

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Le nourrisson

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Statue dans le parc de Versailles

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Statue dans le parc de Versailles

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Terme dans le parc de Versailles

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Terme dans le parc de Versailles

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Marine

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Marine

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Portrait de femme, 1920

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Portrait de femme, 1920

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Madame Clarigny, cinq études de têtes (+...

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Madame Clarigny, cinq études de têtes (+...

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Portrait de femme

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Portrait de femme

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Jeune femme assise

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Jeune femme assise

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Elegante au chapeau

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Elegante au chapeau

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La Gare Saint Lazare, 1885

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La Gare Saint Lazare, 1885

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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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Élégante de face, le menton appuyé sur le poing

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Élégante de face, le menton appuyé sur le poing

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Femme allongée

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Femme allongée

Sale Date: June 26, 2007

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Portrait de jeune femme, 1900

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Portrait de jeune femme, 1900

Sale Date: June 21, 2007

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Portrait de femme

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Portrait de femme

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A portrait of Jeanne Ballot

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A portrait of Jeanne Ballot

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Femme à profil, la main sur le cou, 1900

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Femme à profil, la main sur le cou, 1900

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Femme à la Fourrure, 1900

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Femme à la Fourrure, 1900

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Le chapeau a plume, 1908

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Le chapeau a plume, 1908

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Buste de femme, 1900

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Buste de femme, 1900

Sale Date: May 3, 2007

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Femme au chapeau à plume, tournée vers la droite

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Femme au chapeau à plume, tournée vers la droite

Sale Date: April 26, 2007

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Portrait de femme au journal

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Portrait de femme au journal

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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