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.

Jean-Antoine Houdon Artworks

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Voltaire

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: March 26, 2006

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Portrait de l'imperatrice Josephine, 1806

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait de l'imperatrice Josephine, 1806

Sale Date: February 26, 2006

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Buste de Diderot

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de Diderot

Sale Date: December 15, 2005

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La frileuse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: September 28, 2005

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Bust of John Paul Jones, 1972

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Bust of John Paul Jones, 1972

Sale Date: August 21, 2005

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Bust of a woman with upswept hair

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of a woman with upswept hair

Sale Date: September 14, 2005

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Bust of George Washington (by James Wilson..., 1899

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Bust of George Washington (by James Wilson..., 1899

Sale Date: November 7, 2004

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Diana cazadora

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Diana cazadora

Sale Date: December 10, 2003

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The actor Larive in the role of Brutus, 1784

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The actor Larive in the role of Brutus, 1784

Sale Date: July 7, 2005

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La frileuse, 1875–1899

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La frileuse, 1875–1899

Sale Date: June 22, 2005

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Bust of a young girl

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Bust of a young girl

Sale Date: June 21, 2005

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L'hiver ou La frileuse

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L'hiver ou La frileuse

Sale Date: June 12, 2005

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Diane châsseresse

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Diane châsseresse

Sale Date: May 25, 2005

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A bust of George Washington

Jean-Antoine Houdon

A bust of George Washington

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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Buste de jeune femme, 1800

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de jeune femme, 1800

Sale Date: April 8, 2005

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Buste de Louis XVI, 1800–1833

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Buste de Louis XVI, 1800–1833

Sale Date: April 8, 2005

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Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin

Sale Date: April 3, 2005

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Buste de Claudine Houdon, 1793

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de Claudine Houdon, 1793

Sale Date: March 16, 2005

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Benjamin Franklin (+ George Washington; , 1800–1899

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Benjamin Franklin (+ George Washington; , 1800–1899

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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La frileuse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: February 24, 2005

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La frileuse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin

Sale Date: January 21, 2005

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La Frileuse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: June 23, 2004

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Portrait de femme inconnue, 1775–1775

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait de femme inconnue, 1775–1775

Sale Date: May 21, 2003

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