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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Reclining nude woman

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Reclining nude woman

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Madame Hellew

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Madame Hellew

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Femme lisant avec son enfant (+ Femme dormant;...

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Femme lisant avec son enfant (+ Femme dormant;...

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Déjeuner au Ritz, 1921

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Déjeuner au Ritz, 1921

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Femme au chapeau, profil à droite, 1907

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Femme au chapeau, profil à droite, 1907

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Fillette aux cheveux roux

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Fillette aux cheveux roux

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Le noeud bleu, 1900

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Le noeud bleu, 1900

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Femme assise, 1900

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Femme assise, 1900

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Portrait de Mlle de Mun (?)

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Portrait de Mlle de Mun (?)

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Mlle Brésil

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Mlle Brésil

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Elégante au grand chapeau, main à la tempe droite

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Elégante au grand chapeau, main à la tempe droite

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Élégante en chapeau

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Élégante en chapeau

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Méditation (Mme Helleu assise sur un sofa), 1894

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Méditation (Mme Helleu assise sur un sofa), 1894

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Étude de portraits

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Étude de portraits

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Portrait d'élégante au chapeau

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Portrait d'élégante au chapeau

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Elegant woman

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Elegant woman

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La leçon de piano

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La leçon de piano

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Madame Helleu à Fladbury chez John Singer Sargent

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Madame Helleu à Fladbury chez John Singer Sargent

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Dame à la toque

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Dame à la toque

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La Comtesse de Noailles

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La Comtesse de Noailles

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Visage femme de profil

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Visage femme de profil

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Head studies

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Head studies

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Femme de profil lisant

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Femme de profil lisant

Sale Date: September 10, 2004

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Femme au chapeau

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Femme au chapeau

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