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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Diane chasseresse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Diane chasseresse

Sale Date: December 20, 2012

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George Washington, 1800–1825

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George Washington, 1800–1825

Sale Date: December 19, 2012

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Bust of Le Baiser Donné, 1875–1925

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Bust of Le Baiser Donné, 1875–1925

Sale Date: December 18, 2012

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Bust of George Washington (after Jean-Antoine...

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of George Washington (after Jean-Antoine...

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Buste représentant une femme, 1800–1899

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Buste représentant une femme, 1800–1899

Sale Date: November 7, 2012

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Bust of Marquise de Lafayette

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Bust of Marquise de Lafayette

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Buste de Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière

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Buste de Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière

Sale Date: October 17, 2012

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Christoph Willibald Gluck

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Christoph Willibald Gluck

Sale Date: October 16, 2012

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Sabine

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Sale Date: October 15, 2012

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Diane Chasseresse

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Diane Chasseresse

Sale Date: October 15, 2012

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Buste de jeune fille

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de jeune fille

Sale Date: October 8, 2012

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Molière, 1781

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Molière, 1781

Sale Date: October 16, 2012

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Bust of John Paul Jones (attributed to Aubry , 1904

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Bust of John Paul Jones (attributed to Aubry , 1904

Sale Date: October 9, 2012

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Voltaire, 1778

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Voltaire, 1778

Sale Date: September 26, 2012

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Saint-Bruno

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Sale Date: September 30, 2012

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Bust of a lady, 1875–1899

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of a lady, 1875–1899

Sale Date: September 16, 2012

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Büste der Louise Brongniart

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Büste der Louise Brongniart

Sale Date: September 21, 2012

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Bust of Diana the Huntress

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Bust of Diana the Huntress

Sale Date: August 5, 2012

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Voltaire, 1778

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Voltaire, 1778

Sale Date: June 15, 2012

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Cupido

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Sale Date: June 19, 2012

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Denis Diderot (1713-1784), 1800–1828

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Denis Diderot (1713-1784), 1800–1828

Sale Date: June 12, 2012

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Buste de Voltaire, 1775–1799

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de Voltaire, 1775–1799

Sale Date: June 4, 2012

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La Primavera

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: May 21, 2012

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Portrait busts of children (pair)

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait busts of children (pair)

Sale Date: May 29, 2012

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