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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Jeune femme couchée

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Jeune femme couchée

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Frileuse

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Frileuse

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Jeune femme allaitant son enfant, 1900–1900

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Jeune femme allaitant son enfant, 1900–1900

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Femme avec cheveux rouges, 1900–1900

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Femme avec cheveux rouges, 1900–1900

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Buste d'élégante au chapeau

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Buste d'élégante au chapeau

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Adolescente

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Adolescente

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Femme de profil

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Femme de profil

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Portrait of an elegant lady with hat and cane

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Portrait of an elegant lady with hat and cane

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Jeune femme accoudée, profil

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Jeune femme accoudée, profil

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Jeune femme couchée

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Jeune femme couchée

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Passante à l'ombrelle

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Passante à l'ombrelle

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La Comtesse de San Martino

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La Comtesse de San Martino

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Liane de Pougy, 1908

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Liane de Pougy, 1908

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Elégante de profil

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Elégante de profil

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Femme au chapeau, la tête encadrée, 1905

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Femme au chapeau, la tête encadrée, 1905

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Helen Helleu, 1900–1900

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Helen Helleu, 1900–1900

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Frileuse

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Frileuse

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La danse du chien

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La danse du chien

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Cache-cache

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Cache-cache

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Le manteau de fourrure

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Le manteau de fourrure

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Madame Helleu sur son yacht, 1898–1900

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Madame Helleu sur son yacht, 1898–1900

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Portrait of a woman

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Portrait of a woman

Sale Date: December 11, 1999

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Comtesse Greffulhe

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Comtesse Greffulhe

Sale Date: December 9, 1999

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Femme rousse à la fourrure

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Femme rousse à la fourrure

Sale Date: December 9, 1999

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