Paul Cesar Helleu (1859 - 1927) was active/lived in New York / France, England. Paul Helleu is known for Portrait painting, draftsman, drypoint, ceramics, engraving, public art.

Medium: Colored Pencil And Charcoal On Paper
Size: 16 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Frame Size: 22 1/2" x 18 1/2"
Condition: Great, matte abrasion are observed at extreme edges of the painting.
Signature: Signed Lower Right

French painter and engraver, Paul-Cesar Helleu was born in Vannes on December 17, 1859. After working with ceramics and engraving, Helleu decided to study painting. He began his training with Jean-Leon Gerome at the National School of Fine Arts.

Helleu's first subjects were old churches, gothic naves, and stained glass windows. He later painted landscapes and scenes of Versailles. Yet it was his early 20th Century views of Parisian society that established Helleu's reputation.

His worldly effigies, female silhouettes, and sportive scenes of the elegant class, are among the most precise images of the "belle époque." His refined style is evident in his etchings and drypoints, as well as his canvases.

Helleu was a member of the National Society of Fine Arts beginning in 1893. He was also an honorary member of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters, and Engravers in London; and after 1904, he was decorated for the Legion of Honor.

Helleu's works are part of collections of the Boston Museum, the Louvre, and the Luxembourg Museum.

Paul-Cesar Helleu died in Paris on March 23, 1927.


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private collection in New Jersey.

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