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

Jean-Antoine Houdon (550 results)

Louise Brengniart (?) mit Schulteransatz,...

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Louise Brengniart (?) mit Schulteransatz,...

Sale Date: October 29, 1994

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George Washington, 1785

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon

George Washington, 1785

Sale Date: October 27, 1994

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Bust of Claudine

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Claudine

Sale Date: October 26, 1994

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LA FRILEUSE OU L'HIVER (D'APRES LE MODELE EN , 1783

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

LA FRILEUSE OU L'HIVER (D'APRES LE MODELE EN , 1783

Sale Date: July 12, 1994

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BUST OF THE COMTESSE DE SABRAN

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

BUST OF THE COMTESSE DE SABRAN

Sale Date: June 16, 1994

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Figure of Diana, 1796

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Figure of Diana, 1796

Sale Date: June 16, 1994

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A portrait bust of a young girl, turned to...

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

A portrait bust of a young girl, turned to...

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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Couple `le baiser rendu'

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Couple `le baiser rendu'

Sale Date: April 28, 1994

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Le Ris and Le Chagrin

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Le Ris and Le Chagrin

Sale Date: April 20, 1994

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LA FRILEUSE OU L'HIVER, 1783

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

LA FRILEUSE OU L'HIVER, 1783

Sale Date: April 20, 1994

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Le baiser

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: March 25, 1994

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Bust of Rousseau, 1778

Studio of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Rousseau, 1778

Sale Date: January 11, 1994

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DIANE

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: December 6, 1993

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Bust of Diana, 1767

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Diana, 1767

Sale Date: November 25, 1993

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Bust of a lady

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of a lady

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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LA FRILEUSE OU L'HIVER (D'APRES LE MODELE EN...

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

LA FRILEUSE OU L'HIVER (D'APRES LE MODELE EN...

Sale Date: November 8, 1993

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Diane Chasseresse

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Diane Chasseresse

Sale Date: September 22, 1993

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DIANE CHASSERESSE

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

DIANE CHASSERESSE

Sale Date: September 19, 1993

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BUST OF A GIRL [&] ANOTHER SIMILAR, 1783

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

BUST OF A GIRL [&] ANOTHER SIMILAR, 1783

Sale Date: September 15, 1993

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Büste von Louise Broignard als junges Mädchen

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Büste von Louise Broignard als junges Mädchen

Sale Date: September 10, 1993

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Bust of the Emperor Napoleon

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of the Emperor Napoleon

Sale Date: July 23, 1993

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PORTRAIT BUST OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

PORTRAIT BUST OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON

Sale Date: July 11, 1993

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LA FRILEUSE (ALLEGORIE DES WINTERS)

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

LA FRILEUSE (ALLEGORIE DES WINTERS)

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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Baigneuse assise

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Baigneuse assise

Sale Date: June 17, 1993

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