Paul Cesar Helleu, French, 1859 to 1927, mixed media painting on paper depicting an oval portrait of a woman in profile. Signed lower right. Framed. Paul Cesar Helleu was a French painter known for his portraits and scenes of society women during the Bell Epoque. 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. Helleus 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. Antique and Vintage European Fine Art, Female Portrait Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.