Paul César Helleu Artist

Paul César Helleu (17 December 1859 – 23 March 1927) 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.

Personal facts

Paul César Helleu
Birth dateDecember 17, 1859
Birth place
Brittany , Vannes , France
Nationality
France
Date of deathMarch 23, 1927
Place of death
Paris , France

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Artist

Award
Legion of Honour
Field of work
Etching
Painting
Influenced by
Movement
Post-Impressionism
training at
École des Beaux-Arts

Topical connections

Alain BarrièreMusical artist
Édouard VuillardArtist

Paul César Helleu on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=HAUZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. http://www.helleu.org
  3. http://www.jssgallery.org/Other_Artists/Paul_Helleu/Paul_Cesar_Helleu.htm
  4. http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/node/707569
  5. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/art-obituaries/5990595/Paulette-Howard-Johnston.html
  6. https://archive.org/details/paulhelleupeintr00montuoft