Paul César Helleu

1 works by Paul César Helleu (French, 1859–1927) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

Paul César Helleu was a French oil painter, pastel artist, drypoint etcher, and designer, best known for his numerous portraits of beautiful society women of the Belle Époque. He also conceived the ceiling mural of night sky constellations for Grand Central Terminal in New York City. He was also the father of Jean Helleu and the grandfather of Jacques Helleu, both artistic directors for Parfums Chanel.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of Paul César Helleu's work on the site falls under Illustration (42), Portraits (39), Figurative (36).

By movement, it's catalogued as Impressionism (111), Expressionism (30), Art Nouveau (5).

Culture: French (146).

By orientation: 34 landscape, 108 portrait, 4 square.

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• Edgar Degas — 684 artworks
• Paul Gauguin — 663 artworks
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• Jean-Louis Forain — 530 artworks

Prints of these artworks

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Sizes and framing

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