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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Young lady

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Sale Date: December 11, 2019

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DIANA

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Sale Date: November 19, 2019

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L’Écorché (flayed man)

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L’Écorché (flayed man)

Sale Date: October 20, 2019

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A PAIR OF LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH..., 1775–1825

Jean-Antoine Houdon

A PAIR OF LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH..., 1775–1825

Sale Date: September 26, 2019

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Diane Chasseresse, sur un modèle conçu..., 1800–1899

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Diane Chasseresse, sur un modèle conçu..., 1800–1899

Sale Date: September 9, 2019

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Gilt Bronze Bust Of Diana

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Gilt Bronze Bust Of Diana

Sale Date: July 28, 2019

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Marie Antoinette, 1788

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Marie Antoinette, 1788

Sale Date: July 17, 2019

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BUSTE EN MARBRE REPRESENTANT LA COMTESSE..., 1791

Jean-Antoine Houdon

BUSTE EN MARBRE REPRESENTANT LA COMTESSE..., 1791

Sale Date: June 25, 2019

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BUSTE EN MARBRE REPRESENTANT LA..., 1800–1899

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BUSTE EN MARBRE REPRESENTANT LA..., 1800–1899

Sale Date: June 25, 2019

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PORTRAIT OF CLAUDINE HOUDON (1790-1878)

Jean-Antoine Houdon

PORTRAIT OF CLAUDINE HOUDON (1790-1878)

Sale Date: June 26, 2019

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The Kiss

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: May 11, 2019

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A Marble Bust of a Roman Youth, 1775

Jean-Antoine Houdon

A Marble Bust of a Roman Youth, 1775

Sale Date: May 1, 2019

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Portrait of Claudine Houdon (1790-1878)

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Portrait of Claudine Houdon (1790-1878)

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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Portrait de George Washington

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Portrait de George Washington

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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Lévrier

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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Cupidon, 1900–1925

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Cupidon, 1900–1925

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Bust of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1788

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1788

Sale Date: March 22, 2019

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Bust of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, 1789

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, 1789

Sale Date: March 22, 2019

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La Frileuse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: January 30, 2019

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1778

Workshop of Jean-Antoine Houdon

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1778

Sale Date: January 31, 2019

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Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: December 22, 2018

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Yound lady

After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: December 6, 2018

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A French white marble bust raised on..., 1800–1899

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Houdon

A French white marble bust raised on..., 1800–1899

Sale Date: November 13, 2018

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Portrait du marquis Jean-Baptiste de Méjanes...

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Portrait du marquis Jean-Baptiste de Méjanes...

Sale Date: October 10, 2018

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