Paul César Helleu: career timeline

French · 1859–1927 · Few works by Paul César Helleu have a recorded creation date (14 of 59), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Paul César Helleu: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade sold	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
2000s	1	1	$4.6kSign up	Pastel
2010s	17	7	$1.1kSign up	Etching
2020s	41	22	$709Sign up	Drypoint

Sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $4.6kSign up
Average: $4.6kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Pastel (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2006 Portrait of Jeanette and Elizabeth Steadman$4.6kSign up

Sold in the 2010s 17 works

Sold: 7 of 17
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 12 in (43 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Etching (11), Drypoint (6)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (5)

c. 1900 Femme en buste de trois-quarts vers la droite$438Sign up
c. 1900 Femme en buste de trois-quarts vers la droiteUnsold
c. 1900 Femme élégante tourné a gauche$500Sign up
sold 2017 Print Connoisseurs, Woman Sleeping on a Sofa, and Madame Helleu Devant Les Dessins de Watteau au Louvre (Madame Helleu Before the Watteau Drawings in the Louvre) -$4kSign up
sold 2017 Le Buste, Duex Dames a Versailles, and Madame Helleu Debout Devant Le Buste de Marie-Antoinette (Madame Helleu Standing Before the Bust of Marie-Antoinette) -$1.4kSign up
sold 2017 Five Studies of Helene and a Woman in Profile -$1.1kSign up
sold 2017 La Duchesse de Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt$1.8kSign up
sold 2019 Figura FemininaResult not published
sold 2019 Figura FemininaResult not published
sold 2019 Figura FemininaResult not published
sold 2019 Figura FemininaResult not published
sold 2019 Figura FemininaResult not published

Show 5 more (2010s)

sold 2019 Figura FemininaResult not published
sold 2019 Figura FemininaResult not published
sold 2019 Figura FemininaResult not published
sold 2019 Untitled$662Sign up
sold 2019 - Lady in Hat-Result not published

Sold in the 2020s 41 works

Sold: 22 of 41
Median: $709Sign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 16.5 × 13.5 in (42 × 34 cm)
Mediums: Drypoint (25), Etching (5), Drawing (4)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (17)

sold 2020 On the Chest$6.6kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$4.3kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$3.1kSign up
c. 1900 Head of a Woman in a Large Hat With a Dog$2.1kSign up
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 Three Heads$3.5kSign up
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 Portrait of a Girl$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 Portrait of Madame HelleuUnsold
1922 Madame CheruitResult not published
sold 2021 Untitled$660Sign up
sold 2021 Untitled$757Sign up

Show 12 more (2020s)

sold 2021 Desdemona$90Sign up
sold 2022 Woman sleeping on a sofa$594Sign up
sold 2022 A Woman in Feathered Hat$1.3kSign up
sold 2023 Portraits de femmes$2.2kSign up
sold 2023 Lisense Aux ArumsResult not published
sold 2023 Woman in Hat$600Sign up
c. 1888 The Needle$250Sign up
sold 2023 Portrait de femme au chapeau à plumes$450Sign up
sold 2023 Femme au dessus du berceau$884Sign up
c. 1900 Reclining LadyUnsold
sold 2023 Woman in BoaterResult not published
c. 1900 Portrait of Ellen Helleu (Artist's Daughter)$378Sign up

…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Paul César Helleu auction results →