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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Etude de têtes

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Etude de têtes

Sale Date: September 21, 2005

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The Duchess of Marlborough

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The Duchess of Marlborough

Sale Date: September 21, 2005

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Femme au chapeau en repose

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Femme au chapeau en repose

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Ma cherie rentrant de sa promenade, 1895–1900

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Ma cherie rentrant de sa promenade, 1895–1900

Sale Date: October 23, 1990

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Une mère tenant son enfant sur ses genoux, 1900

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Une mère tenant son enfant sur ses genoux, 1900

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Elégante au chapeau

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Elégante au chapeau

Sale Date: July 29, 2004

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Elégante aux estampes, 1900

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Elégante aux estampes, 1900

Sale Date: July 1, 2005

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Etudes de têtes

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Etudes de têtes

Sale Date: June 27, 2005

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Jeune femme à l'éventail

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Jeune femme à l'éventail

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Chapeau à plume et yeux bleus

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Chapeau à plume et yeux bleus

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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

Sale Date: June 27, 2005

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Eine zuruecklehnende Dame beim Lesen eines...

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Eine zuruecklehnende Dame beim Lesen eines...

Sale Date: June 25, 2005

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Lady Adele Meyer

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Lady Adele Meyer

Sale Date: June 9, 2005

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The Meyer children

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The Meyer children

Sale Date: June 9, 2005

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Elégante

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Elégante

Sale Date: June 1, 2005

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Madame Helleu

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Madame Helleu

Sale Date: June 8, 2005

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Head studies

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Head studies

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Portrait of a young woman

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Portrait of a young woman

Sale Date: May 15, 2005

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Reclining nude

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Reclining nude

Sale Date: June 2, 2005

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Ed. Sagot, estampes & affliches illustrées

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Ed. Sagot, estampes & affliches illustrées

Sale Date: June 2, 2005

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