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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Christophe-Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Christophe-Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Madame Recamier's bust (designed by Jean-Antoine

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Madame Recamier's bust (designed by Jean-Antoine

Sale Date: November 10, 2023

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François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778), known..., 1778

Workshop of Jean-Antoine Houdon

François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778), known..., 1778

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Buste de de Louise Brongniart

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de de Louise Brongniart

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Buste de de Louise Brongniart

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de de Louise Brongniart

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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La frileuse,

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Sale Date: September 14, 2023

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Niño llorando

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Niño llorando

Sale Date: July 19, 2023

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BÜSTE EINES KINDES (CLAUDINE HOUDON)

Jean-Antoine Houdon

BÜSTE EINES KINDES (CLAUDINE HOUDON)

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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BÜSTE EINES KINDES (CLAUDINE HOUDON)

Jean-Antoine Houdon

BÜSTE EINES KINDES (CLAUDINE HOUDON)

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Buste en plâtre peint à l'imitation de la..., 1812

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste en plâtre peint à l'imitation de la..., 1812

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Buste en plâtre peint à l'imitation de la..., 1812

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste en plâtre peint à l'imitation de la..., 1812

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Buste de de Louise Brongniart sculpture en...

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de de Louise Brongniart sculpture en...

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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Buste de de Louise Brongniart sculpture en...

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de de Louise Brongniart sculpture en...

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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Portrait d'homme en uniforme de la Garde..., 1800

Circle of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait d'homme en uniforme de la Garde..., 1800

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Buste de Diane chasseresse

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Buste de Diane chasseresse

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Buste de Diane chasseresse

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Buste de Diane chasseresse

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Portrait d'homme en uniforme de la Garde..., 1800

Circle of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait d'homme en uniforme de la Garde..., 1800

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Diana

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: May 24, 2023

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Buste de femme noire., 1794

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de femme noire., 1794

Sale Date: May 26, 2023

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TESTA DI SCORTICATO, 1767

Jean-Antoine Houdon

TESTA DI SCORTICATO, 1767

Sale Date: May 23, 2023

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Diane Chasserresse

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Diane Chasserresse

Sale Date: April 29, 2023

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Portrait de Napoléon Bonaparte en buste, 1806

Studio of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait de Napoléon Bonaparte en buste, 1806

Sale Date: April 2, 2023

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Sculpture of Diana After Jean Antoine Houdon

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Sculpture of Diana After Jean Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: March 24, 2023

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Untitled

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Sale Date: March 17, 2023

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