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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Portrait of Ellen Helleu, the artist's daughter

Paul César Helleu

Portrait of Ellen Helleu, the artist's daughter

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Junge Frau

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Junge Frau

Sale Date: March 24, 2006

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Portrait einer jungen Frau, 1900

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Portrait einer jungen Frau, 1900

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Femme allongé sur un canapé,(Madame Helleu?), 1897

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Femme allongé sur un canapé,(Madame Helleu?), 1897

Sale Date: May 6, 2006

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Le chapeau à la plume

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Le chapeau à la plume

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Femme au chapeau, les mains sur le menton, 1905

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Femme au chapeau, les mains sur le menton, 1905

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La Duchesse de Marlborough, 1901

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La Duchesse de Marlborough, 1901

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Ellen Helleu à profil, 1900

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Ellen Helleu à profil, 1900

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Elégante assise, 1900

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Elégante assise, 1900

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Madame Helleu devant les watteau du Louvre, 1895

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Madame Helleu devant les watteau du Louvre, 1895

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Woman with feather boa (+ Woman in hat, in..., 1910

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Woman with feather boa (+ Woman in hat, in..., 1910

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Femme en buste de face, main près du cou

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Femme en buste de face, main près du cou

Sale Date: April 7, 2006

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Elégante à la fourrure

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Elégante à la fourrure

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La petite Hélène

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La petite Hélène

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Jeune fille au catogan

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Jeune fille au catogan

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Jeune pensive

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Jeune pensive

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Femme au chapeau noir

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Femme au chapeau noir

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Ed. Sagot, estampes & affiches illustrées, 1900

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Ed. Sagot, estampes & affiches illustrées, 1900

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Portrait d'une femme dans un canapé

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Portrait d'une femme dans un canapé

Sale Date: March 24, 2006

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Trois études de têtes

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Trois études de têtes

Sale Date: March 22, 2006

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Portrait de Anna de Noailles

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Portrait de Anna de Noailles

Sale Date: March 22, 2006

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Femme au chapeau

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Femme au chapeau

Sale Date: March 29, 2006

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Mère et fille

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Mère et fille

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

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Portrait de femme elegante

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Portrait de femme elegante

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

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