Paul César Helleu
French · 1859–1927 · Painter, Printmaker
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.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
On the ChestLempertz · €5,625≈ $6,646≈ £5,045Sign up to see
Portrait of Jeanette and Elizabeth SteadmanJames D. Julia · $4,600≈ £2,436≈ €3,590Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · £3,300≈ $4,267≈ €3,613Sign up to see
Paul César Helleu’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
23 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 7 | 5 | 71% | $3.7kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $884Sign up | $884Sign up | $884Sign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | 75% | $4.3kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 27 | 24 | 89% | $1.1kSign up | $650Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Etching | 5 | 5 | 100% | $695Sign up | $594Sign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Drypoint | 20 | 18 | 90% | $1.3kSign up | $709Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $77Sign up | $77Sign up | $77Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.