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Paul Helleu

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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.

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James MacNeill Whistler

1903 · drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

Parisienne

1898 · Color lithograph

Sheet: 32.2 x 23.8 cm (12 11/16 x 9 3/8 in.); Image: 32.2 x 23.8 cm (12 11/16 x 9 3/8 in.); Secondary Support: 40 x 30.5 cm (15 3/4 x 12 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

L'Estampe Moderne: Cinquantes Estampes Originales Inédites en Couleur et Noir des Principaux Artistes Modernes Français et Étrangers, Vol. II

1898 · Bound volume containing 50 lithographs, each with a tissue paper guard

Overall: 41.1 x 32.8 x 2.4 cm (16 3/16 x 12 15/16 x 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

James MacNeill Whistler

1897 · drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of James McNeill Whistler

1897 · Drypoint in black on pale blue laid paper

Plate: 34.5 × 26 cm (13 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.); Sheet: 50 × 35 cm (19 11/16 × 13 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Alexis Rouart

1897 · Drypoint with engraving in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 33.6 × 29.8 cm (13 1/4 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 57.5 × 41.5 cm (22 11/16 × 16 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman Seated Leaning Forward, Chin Cupped in Left Hand

1895 · Drypoint in black and brown on cream laid paper

Plate: 38.3 × 28.4 cm (15 1/8 × 11 3/16 in.); Sheet: 53.5 × 41.1 cm (21 1/8 × 16 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Half-Length Portait of a Seated Woman, Smoking a Cigarette, Facing Left

1895 · Drypoint on ivory laid paper

Plate: 39.3 × 29.4 cm (15 1/2 × 11 5/8 in.); Sheet: 53.9 × 40.9 cm (21 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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