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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PORTRAIT EN BUSTE DE FRANÇOIS-MARIE AROUET,..., 1778

Jean-Antoine Houdon

PORTRAIT EN BUSTE DE FRANÇOIS-MARIE AROUET,..., 1778

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Portrait en buste de Marie Jean Antoine..., 1781

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait en buste de Marie Jean Antoine..., 1781

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Bust of Juliette Récamier

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Juliette Récamier

Sale Date: May 15, 2021

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Madame Houdon, born Marie-Ange-Cécile Langlois...

Workshop of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Madame Houdon, born Marie-Ange-Cécile Langlois...

Sale Date: March 26, 2021

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Portrait en buste de Sabine Houdon à l'âge..., 1792

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait en buste de Sabine Houdon à l'âge..., 1792

Sale Date: March 26, 2021

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Le comte de Tourville, debout, tenant une épée...

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Le comte de Tourville, debout, tenant une épée...

Sale Date: March 26, 2021

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The Cold One

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: March 7, 2021

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Portrait of Jeanne-Françoise Adélaïde..., 1761

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait of Jeanne-Françoise Adélaïde..., 1761

Sale Date: February 14, 2021

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Benjamin Franklin, 1778

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Benjamin Franklin, 1778

Sale Date: January 21, 2021

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黛安娜獵神/Diane chasseresse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

黛安娜獵神/Diane chasseresse

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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BUSTE D'ECORCHE EN MARBRE BLANC, FIN DU XIXe...

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BUSTE D'ECORCHE EN MARBRE BLANC, FIN DU XIXe...

Sale Date: November 26, 2020

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BUSTE EN MARBRE REPRÉSENTANT JEANNE ADÉLAÏDE , 1784

Jean-Antoine Houdon

BUSTE EN MARBRE REPRÉSENTANT JEANNE ADÉLAÏDE , 1784

Sale Date: September 16, 2020

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BUSTE DE DIANE ET SA GAINE, 1900

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BUSTE DE DIANE ET SA GAINE, 1900

Sale Date: July 8, 2020

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Diana

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Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Venus frigida

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Venus frigida

Sale Date: June 22, 2020

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Diane chasseresse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Diane chasseresse

Sale Date: June 17, 2020

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Buste de Diane

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de Diane

Sale Date: June 17, 2020

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Voltaire assis, 1781

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Voltaire assis, 1781

Sale Date: June 16, 2020

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1778

Workshop of Jean-Antoine Houdon

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1778

Sale Date: May 1, 2020

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A FIGURE 'CUPIDE

Jean-Antoine Houdon

A FIGURE 'CUPIDE

Sale Date: February 22, 2020

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), 1778

Studio of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), 1778

Sale Date: December 13, 2019

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin, 1778

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Benjamin Franklin, 1778

Sale Date: January 24, 2020

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Voltaire assis

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Voltaire assis

Sale Date: January 29, 2020

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Lafayette, 1790

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Lafayette, 1790

Sale Date: January 25, 2020

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