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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Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, actually..., 1786

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, actually..., 1786

Sale Date: December 1, 2016

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L'été

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: November 27, 2016

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Geknield naakt meisje, 1920–1929

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Geknield naakt meisje, 1920–1929

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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A late 19th century French silvered and , 1875–1899

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A late 19th century French silvered and , 1875–1899

Sale Date: October 19, 2016

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Sans titre

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: October 4, 2016

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Bust of Sabine Houdon

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Bust of Sabine Houdon

Sale Date: September 10, 2016

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BRONZE SEATED CUPID WITH BOW

Jean-Antoine Houdon

BRONZE SEATED CUPID WITH BOW

Sale Date: August 17, 2016

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Voltaire, 1781

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Voltaire, 1781

Sale Date: June 16, 2015

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Benjamin Franklin, 1778

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Benjamin Franklin, 1778

Sale Date: July 20, 2016

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Bust of Diana, 1850

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Bust of Diana, 1850

Sale Date: July 14, 2016

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CUPIDO

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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BUSTE DE DIANE RÉALISÉ POUR..., 1900

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BUSTE DE DIANE RÉALISÉ POUR..., 1900

Sale Date: June 1, 2016

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Junge Frau im Jugendstil-Gewand, 1900

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Junge Frau im Jugendstil-Gewand, 1900

Sale Date: May 28, 2016

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Diana

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: April 23, 2016

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin

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Bust of Benjamin Franklin

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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CUPIDO

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: April 8, 2016

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François-Marie Arouet dit Voltaire..., 1781

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François-Marie Arouet dit Voltaire..., 1781

Sale Date: April 12, 2016

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Bust of a Girl

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Bust of a Girl

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF MARÉCHAL SOULT..., 1813

Jean-Antoine Houdon

A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF MARÉCHAL SOULT..., 1813

Sale Date: April 13, 2016

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BUST OF CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK..., 1875–1899

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BUST OF CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK..., 1875–1899

Sale Date: April 13, 2016

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VOLTAIRE, 1778

Workshop of Jean-Antoine Houdon

VOLTAIRE, 1778

Sale Date: April 13, 2016

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A CIRCULAR DOUBLE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF THE...

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A CIRCULAR DOUBLE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF THE...

Sale Date: April 13, 2016

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Le baiser

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: February 23, 2016

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A FRENCH PAINTED PLASTER BUST OF A CHILD, 1775–1799

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Houdon

A FRENCH PAINTED PLASTER BUST OF A CHILD, 1775–1799

Sale Date: February 17, 2016

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