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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LA FRILEUSE

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: November 22, 2015

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TERRACOTTA BUST OF LOUIS XVII

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TERRACOTTA BUST OF LOUIS XVII

Sale Date: November 15, 2015

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A patinated bronze bust of George Washington

Jean-Antoine Houdon

A patinated bronze bust of George Washington

Sale Date: October 26, 2015

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A bronze bust of the goddess Venus, raised on a...

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A bronze bust of the goddess Venus, raised on a...

Sale Date: October 13, 2015

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Buste de Gentilhomme

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Buste de Gentilhomme

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

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Louis XVII enfant

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Louis XVII enfant

Sale Date: September 29, 2015

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Portrait de Rodolphe Ferdinand Grand...

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Portrait de Rodolphe Ferdinand Grand...

Sale Date: September 11, 2015

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Patinated bronze bust of George Washington, 1883

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Patinated bronze bust of George Washington, 1883

Sale Date: August 16, 2015

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Diana

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: June 24, 2015

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Buste de Diane réalisé pour l’exposition...

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Buste de Diane réalisé pour l’exposition...

Sale Date: June 5, 2015

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Shrouded woman standing by an urn

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Shrouded woman standing by an urn

Sale Date: May 6, 2015

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Diane

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: April 29, 2015

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Diana

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sale Date: April 18, 2015

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Buste de Diane réalisé pour l’exposition...

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Houdon

Buste de Diane réalisé pour l’exposition...

Sale Date: March 31, 2015

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Bust of the elderly Voltaire

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Bust of the elderly Voltaire

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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Bust of George Washington

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Bust of George Washington

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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Jean-Antoine Houdon

"La Frileuse" (The Cautious)

Sale Date: January 21, 2015

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A Roman youth, 1775

Jean-Antoine Houdon

A Roman youth, 1775

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Anne-Ange Houdon at Fifteen Months

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Anne-Ange Houdon at Fifteen Months

Sale Date: January 29, 2015

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Diane chasseresse

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Diane chasseresse

Sale Date: December 17, 2014

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Important buste de Voltaire

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Important buste de Voltaire

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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A bust of Jean-Pierre-Charles le Noir..., 1784

Jean-Antoine Houdon

A bust of Jean-Pierre-Charles le Noir..., 1784

Sale Date: December 2, 2014

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Portrait présumé de Georges Cabanis

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Portrait présumé de Georges Cabanis

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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Bronze busts of George Washington and Benjamin...

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Bronze busts of George Washington and Benjamin...

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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