Paul César Helleu

Français : Paul-César Helleu est un peintre français né à Vannes le 17 décembre 1859 et mort le 23 mars 1927

English: Paul César Helleu (December 17, 1859 - March 23, 1927) was an artist, born in Vannes, Brittany, France, best known for his portraits of many of the most famous and beautiful women of his time including the Duchess of Marlborough, the Countess of Greffulhe and Belle da Costa Greene... He also painted often his wife and muse Alice Guérin/Alice Helleu.

Portraits

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  Helena Rubenstein, drypoint
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  Madame Chéruit, drypoint
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  Madame Letellier, drypoint
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  Consuelo Vanderbilt, 1901, drypoint
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  Consuelo Vanderbilt, sleeping, 1901, drypoint
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  Lady Carnarvon, 1901, drypoint
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  Peggy Letellier, 1905, pastel
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  Mademoiselle Vaughan, 1905, pastel
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  Camara, 1905, pastel
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  Lady with Flowers, 1910, oil painting
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  Madame Helleu sur son yacht, 1898 – 1900, oil painting
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  Portrait of Alice Guérin, 1900, oil painting
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  (2), oil painting
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  Alice Helleu with their son Jean and a toy wheel, drypoint
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  Madame Paul Helleu Seated at Her Secretaire, 1900, oil painting
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  Young woman in white (Mrs. Helleu), 1900, oil painting
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  Le chapeau à plume : Mlle Liane de Pougy. 1908, drypoint
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  Belle da Costa Greene, 1913 , pastel

Other paintings (including unidentified people)

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  Daydream, 1901 (Alice Guérin ??)
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  Elegant Woman at the Rail, 1905
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  Portrait Of A Woman, 1909
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  On the sofa, 1899
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  The Yacht Nereus in Roads Cowes, 1900
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  Le Grand Pavois, 1901
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  The Yacht Etoile, 1903
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  The Harbor at Deauville, 1911
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  Hydrangeas, 1911
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  Drawing for a fashion magazine

Prints

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  Le Chapeau Plissés, drypoint
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  Le Sphinx, drypoint
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  Étude d'après la même, drypoint
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  Le Demi Sourire, drypoint
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  Le Joueur de Flûte, color print
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  Les Eaux Mortes (Versailles), color print
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  Color drypoint. Femme assise (fur coat)

Miscellaneous

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  Joseph-Théodore Deck plate painted by Helleu, 1884, Colmar Museum
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  Grand Central Terminal ceiling, New York City

Portraits of Paul César Helleu (and Alice) by others

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  John Singer Sargent: Portrait of Paul César Helleu, 1885–1889
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  John Singer Sargent: Paul Helleu, 1882–1885
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  John Singer Sargent: Paul Helleu Sketching with his Wife, 1889
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  John Singer Sargent: Paul Helleu Lying in a Field, 1889
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  John Singer Sargent: Sketch of a Man (Paul Helleu)
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  John Singer Sargent: Madame Helleu at Fladbury, 1889