Hélène Marie Marguerite Perdriat

Hélène Perdriat (1894–1969) was born in La Rochelle, France. She was a painter. When she was 21, Perdriat became very ill with what was thought to be a life-threatening illness. She began painting and painted portraits of herself, her family, and her friends. Following her recovery, she married Thorvald Hellesen, a Norwegian artist. The couple traveled to Oslo where she exhibited her paintings, which were well received. Chicago, and Paris despite receiving no formal training.

She also worked as set designer for the Ballets suédois, for example with the set for Marchand d'Oiseux 1923.

Hélène painted animals, ships, and sailors, but always return to self-images, often incorporating her fantasy characters.