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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George Washington

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George Washington

Sale Date: July 9, 2004

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Bust of George Washington, 1785–1785

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Bust of George Washington, 1785–1785

Sale Date: May 2, 2004

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St. Bruno of Cologne, 1775–1799

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St. Bruno of Cologne, 1775–1799

Sale Date: December 12, 2003

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Portrait de Madame de Grandménil

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Portrait de Madame de Grandménil

Sale Date: December 10, 2003

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Semi-nude woman with wrap around upper torso

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Semi-nude woman with wrap around upper torso

Sale Date: December 7, 2003

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Bust of Robert Fulton, 1803–1804

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Bust of Robert Fulton, 1803–1804

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Bust of John Paul Jones

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Bust of John Paul Jones

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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Bust of George Washington, 1778–1778

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Bust of George Washington, 1778–1778

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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Benjamin Franklin, 1875–1899

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Benjamin Franklin, 1875–1899

Sale Date: October 1, 2003

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John Paul Jones

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John Paul Jones

Sale Date: August 17, 2003

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L'Impératrice Joséphine, 1806–1806

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L'Impératrice Joséphine, 1806–1806

Sale Date: May 21, 2003

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Portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin, 1778–1778

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Portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin, 1778–1778

Sale Date: April 12, 2003

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Diana the huntress

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Diana the huntress

Sale Date: April 2, 2003

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Diana

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Sale Date: March 5, 2003

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Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin

Sale Date: January 29, 2003

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin, 1778–1778

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin, 1778–1778

Sale Date: January 23, 2003

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Buste représentant George Washington en , 1785–1790

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Buste représentant George Washington en , 1785–1790

Sale Date: December 18, 2002

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Portrait du Marquis de Biré, 1785–1785

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Portrait du Marquis de Biré, 1785–1785

Sale Date: December 13, 2002

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Diane chasseresse

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Diane chasseresse

Sale Date: December 11, 2002

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Winter (La frileuse), 1800–1828

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Winter (La frileuse), 1800–1828

Sale Date: December 10, 2002

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Buste du marquis de Méjanes, 1786–1786

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste du marquis de Méjanes, 1786–1786

Sale Date: November 15, 2002

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Ung kvinde med roser og slojfe i håret, , 1779–1779

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Ung kvinde med roser og slojfe i håret, , 1779–1779

Sale Date: September 25, 2002

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Bust of Voltaire

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Voltaire

Sale Date: June 5, 2002

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Busto di una giovane donna

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Busto di una giovane donna

Sale Date: May 12, 2002

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