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Sculpture - Modesty , Jean-antoine Houdon (1741-1828) - Bronze
Important bronze bust with brown patina , depicting a young woman modestly hiding her nudity , entitled "The Modesty", after the sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon .
The young woman is represented with her head slightly turned , her gaze fixed on the void .
She holds with her arms crossed on her chest , a draped dress in the Antique style .
Mention and signature "Exposition 1878 Houdon sculpteur", hollow on the back of the bust .
Bronze resting on a molded bronze pedestal .
Sculpture of old edition , period second part of the 19th century .
Very good state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 57 cm x 30 cm x 15.5 cm
Jean - Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)
Jean - Antoine Houdon , born March 20 , 1741 in Versailles , famous French sculptor ,he is one of the most important statuaries of the 18th century , renowned for the realistic rendering of his works .
His father's position as concierge at the Royal School for Protected Students undoubtedly facilitated his early career .
A pupil at the Royal Academy before the age of fifteen , a boarder at the Royal School for Protected Students (1761-1764), then at the French Academy in Rome (1764-1768), admitted to the Royal Academy in 1769 , he was accepted as a member in 1777 , on presentation of his Morphée (Louvre) .
In 1793 , he was among the first to renounce his title and academic privileges , but was elected a member of the new Institut in 1795 , and successfully applied for the Legion of Honor in 1803 .
Neither his two trips to Germany (1771 and 1773) , nor his trip to the United States (1785) , nor his marriage (1786) , nor even the turmoil of the revolution disrupted his creative activity , the most visible manifestation of which was the regularity with which he exhibited at the Salons : from 1769 to 1795 , he presented a fairly large number of sculptures every two years .
Highly skilled in marble , Houdon also had a great talent for shaping clay and plaster .
His work is characterized by realism and precision in the representation of bodies , particularly busts , in which he excelled and which he knew how to bring to life .
According to Grimm , "Houdon was perhaps the first sculptor who knew how to model eyes".
If it were necessary to prove that it is possible to be an artist of genius while leading a perfectly ordered life , bitterly defending his material interests and demonstrating an opportunism tempered with indifference to the political events of his time , Jean Antoine Houdon's life would be enough to prove it .
The young woman is represented with her head slightly turned , her gaze fixed on the void .
She holds with her arms crossed on her chest , a draped dress in the Antique style .
Mention and signature "Exposition 1878 Houdon sculpteur", hollow on the back of the bust .
Bronze resting on a molded bronze pedestal .
Sculpture of old edition , period second part of the 19th century .
Very good state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 57 cm x 30 cm x 15.5 cm
Jean - Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)
Jean - Antoine Houdon , born March 20 , 1741 in Versailles , famous French sculptor ,he is one of the most important statuaries of the 18th century , renowned for the realistic rendering of his works .
His father's position as concierge at the Royal School for Protected Students undoubtedly facilitated his early career .
A pupil at the Royal Academy before the age of fifteen , a boarder at the Royal School for Protected Students (1761-1764), then at the French Academy in Rome (1764-1768), admitted to the Royal Academy in 1769 , he was accepted as a member in 1777 , on presentation of his Morphée (Louvre) .
In 1793 , he was among the first to renounce his title and academic privileges , but was elected a member of the new Institut in 1795 , and successfully applied for the Legion of Honor in 1803 .
Neither his two trips to Germany (1771 and 1773) , nor his trip to the United States (1785) , nor his marriage (1786) , nor even the turmoil of the revolution disrupted his creative activity , the most visible manifestation of which was the regularity with which he exhibited at the Salons : from 1769 to 1795 , he presented a fairly large number of sculptures every two years .
Highly skilled in marble , Houdon also had a great talent for shaping clay and plaster .
His work is characterized by realism and precision in the representation of bodies , particularly busts , in which he excelled and which he knew how to bring to life .
According to Grimm , "Houdon was perhaps the first sculptor who knew how to model eyes".
If it were necessary to prove that it is possible to be an artist of genius while leading a perfectly ordered life , bitterly defending his material interests and demonstrating an opportunism tempered with indifference to the political events of his time , Jean Antoine Houdon's life would be enough to prove it .
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