Jean-Antoine Houdon

(French, 1741–1828)

Jean-Antoine Houdon a French Neoclassical portrait sculptor, best known for his busts of contemporary political and cultural figures of the French Enlightenment. His work is characterized by its lively sense of realism and lack of idealism, capturing his subject’s transient expressions. Influenced by Classical masters such as Michelangelo, he often sculpted directly from life or by casting his model’s faces. He was born in Versailles, France on March 25, 1741, and after attending several French institutions of fine art during his youth—notably including the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture—Houdon found success after submitting his terra-cotta patinated plaster cast Morpheus to the Paris Salon of 1771. He had a lengthy and prolific career, sculpting such prominent figures as Napoleon Bonaparte, Voltaire, and even George Washington, for which he crossed the Atlantic and spent 12 days at Mount Vernon. Though he fell out of popularity and narrowly avoided imprisonment at the hands of the French Revolution for his bourgeois ties, his popularity later resumed and he was inducted into the Legion of Honor in 1804. He died in Paris, France on July 15, 1828, and is now interred in the famed Montparnasse Cemetery.

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Bust of George Washington

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Bust of George Washington

Sale Date: September 25, 2013

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin

Sale Date: September 25, 2013

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Diane Chasseresse

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Diane Chasseresse

Sale Date: August 20, 2013

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Le Baiser donné

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Le Baiser donné

Sale Date: August 20, 2013

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A young Cupid

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A young Cupid

Sale Date: July 4, 2013

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Bust of little boy

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Bust of little boy

Sale Date: June 23, 2013

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Diane Chasseresse

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Diane Chasseresse

Sale Date: June 25, 2013

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Bust of a child, possibly..., 1800–1899

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Bust of a child, possibly..., 1800–1899

Sale Date: July 2, 2013

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Le Baiser and Satyr Kissing Maiden (pair)

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Le Baiser and Satyr Kissing Maiden (pair)

Sale Date: June 8, 2013

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Portrait bust

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Portrait bust

Sale Date: June 15, 2013

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Benjamin Franklin and George Washington: Two , 1778

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Benjamin Franklin and George Washington: Two , 1778

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Water carrier, 1800–1899

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Water carrier, 1800–1899

Sale Date: May 1, 2013

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Bust of Moliere

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Bust of Moliere

Sale Date: April 30, 2013

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Bust of George Washington

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Bust of George Washington

Sale Date: April 22, 2013

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Büste der Madame Récamier

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Büste der Madame Récamier

Sale Date: April 12, 2013

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Portrait de Christine Boyer, 1800–1803

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Portrait de Christine Boyer, 1800–1803

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

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Bust of Diana

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Bust of Diana

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Marbre Statuaire

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Marbre Statuaire

Sale Date: March 21, 2013

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Le baiser donné (pair)

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Le baiser donné (pair)

Sale Date: February 27, 2013

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Frileuse

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Sale Date: February 25, 2013

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Le Baiser Donné, 1875–1925

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Le Baiser Donné, 1875–1925

Sale Date: February 12, 2013

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Madame récamier

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Madame récamier

Sale Date: January 29, 2013

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Bust of Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte, Comte de..., 1791

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Bust of Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte, Comte de..., 1791

Sale Date: January 31, 2013

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Bust of Diana the Huntress, 1875–1899

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Bust of Diana the Huntress, 1875–1899

Sale Date: January 30, 2013

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