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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A pair: George Washington and Benjamin..., 1778

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A pair: George Washington and Benjamin..., 1778

Sale Date: July 14, 2018

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SABINE HOUDON AGEE DE QUATRE ANS (1787-1836)

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SABINE HOUDON AGEE DE QUATRE ANS (1787-1836)

Sale Date: June 19, 2018

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A Pair of French Patinated-Bronze Busts, 1875–1899

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A Pair of French Patinated-Bronze Busts, 1875–1899

Sale Date: April 10, 2018

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After Jean-Antoine Houdon, (19th Century), Bust...

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After Jean-Antoine Houdon, (19th Century), Bust...

Sale Date: January 23, 2018

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STANDING MALE NUDE, 1767

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon

STANDING MALE NUDE, 1767

Sale Date: December 19, 2017

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Bronze figure of DIANE, 1800–1899

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Bronze figure of DIANE, 1800–1899

Sale Date: June 28, 2017

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Bust of a young Louis XVII

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Bust of a young Louis XVII

Sale Date: June 14, 2017

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Comte de Mirabeau

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Comte de Mirabeau

Sale Date: June 14, 2017

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ANNE AUDÉOUD, 1775–1825

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ANNE AUDÉOUD, 1775–1825

Sale Date: June 15, 2017

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ANNE-ANGE HOUDON A L'AGE DE 15 MOIS, 1790–1791

Jean-Antoine Houdon

ANNE-ANGE HOUDON A L'AGE DE 15 MOIS, 1790–1791

Sale Date: May 16, 2017

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Sabine Houdon (1787-1836) à l'âge de 4..., 1748–1828

Studio of Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sabine Houdon (1787-1836) à l'âge de 4..., 1748–1828

Sale Date: April 21, 2017

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Profil d'Enfant, 1777

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Profil d'Enfant, 1777

Sale Date: April 27, 2017

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Benjamin Franklin, 1834–1954

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Benjamin Franklin, 1834–1954

Sale Date: March 31, 2017

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Voltaire assis (réduction N° 4), 1781

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Voltaire assis (réduction N° 4), 1781

Sale Date: February 20, 2017

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Buste de Voltaire coiffé d'une perruque, 1778

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de Voltaire coiffé d'une perruque, 1778

Sale Date: February 22, 2017

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Portrait de Marie-Sébastien-Charles-François , 1785

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait de Marie-Sébastien-Charles-François , 1785

Sale Date: January 31, 2017

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Portrait au naturel de François-Marie Arouet , 1778

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait au naturel de François-Marie Arouet , 1778

Sale Date: January 31, 2017

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Bust of Diana, 1850

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Bust of Diana, 1850

Sale Date: January 23, 2017

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin, 1778

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of Benjamin Franklin, 1778

Sale Date: January 19, 2017

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The Marquis De Lafayette

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The Marquis De Lafayette

Sale Date: January 19, 2017

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La Frileuse

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Sale Date: January 8, 2017

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BUST OF VOLTAIRE, 1778

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BUST OF VOLTAIRE, 1778

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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BUST OF CLAUDINE HOUDON, 1791

Workshop of Jean-Antoine Houdon

BUST OF CLAUDINE HOUDON, 1791

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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让•安东尼•乌东猎女黛安娜JEAN ANTONIE HOUDON DIANA , 1700–1799

Jean-Antoine Houdon

让•安东尼•乌东猎女黛安娜JEAN ANTONIE HOUDON DIANA , 1700–1799

Sale Date: December 17, 2016

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