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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Voltaire assis

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Voltaire assis

Sale Date: April 3, 2002

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Voltaire, 1778–1778

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Voltaire, 1778–1778

Sale Date: January 24, 2002

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Busto di Maria Antonietta, 1783–1783

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Busto di Maria Antonietta, 1783–1783

Sale Date: November 4, 2001

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The Comtesse de Sabran, 1785–1785

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon

The Comtesse de Sabran, 1785–1785

Sale Date: October 26, 2001

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Benjamin Franklin

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Benjamin Franklin

Sale Date: October 10, 2001

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George Washington

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

George Washington

Sale Date: October 10, 2001

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Diane

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: October 6, 2001

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Young female nude partially draped in fabric,...

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Young female nude partially draped in fabric,...

Sale Date: September 15, 2001

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Voltaire

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: June 13, 2001

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Figure of a satyr, pledging his love to a maiden

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Figure of a satyr, pledging his love to a maiden

Sale Date: November 18, 2000

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Diane chasseresse, 1775–1825

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Diane chasseresse, 1775–1825

Sale Date: October 30, 2000

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Jagtgudinden Diana

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Jagtgudinden Diana

Sale Date: August 10, 2000

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Geoffroy Chalut de Verin, 1787–1787

Circle of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Geoffroy Chalut de Verin, 1787–1787

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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Les frères Montgolfier, aéronautes, 1783–1783

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Les frères Montgolfier, aéronautes, 1783–1783

Sale Date: June 19, 2000

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Mademoiselle Servat

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Mademoiselle Servat

Sale Date: May 29, 2000

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Buste de Anne Audeoud, 1775–1799

Workshop of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de Anne Audeoud, 1775–1799

Sale Date: April 29, 2000

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Sabine Houdon

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sabine Houdon

Sale Date: December 8, 1999

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Buste représentant une jeune fille

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste représentant une jeune fille

Sale Date: October 24, 1999

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Voltaire

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: June 16, 1999

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Buste de Voltaire, 1800–1899

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de Voltaire, 1800–1899

Sale Date: May 26, 1999

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Turgot en buste, 1800–1899

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Turgot en buste, 1800–1899

Sale Date: December 17, 1998

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Diana auf der Jagd, 1780–1780

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Diana auf der Jagd, 1780–1780

Sale Date: December 15, 1998

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Portrait en buste d'une jeune femme

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait en buste d'une jeune femme

Sale Date: November 30, 1998

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Badende

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: October 31, 1998

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