HOUDON, Jean-Antoine (1741 Versailles – 1828 Paris), HOUDON, Jean-Antoine

(1741 Versailles – 1828 Paris)HOUDON,(1741 Versailles – 1828 Paris)Jean-Antoine(1741 Versailles – 1828 Paris)Bust of Antoine BarnaveTerracotta, glazed brown. Without signature. H 65.5 cm. 18.52 kg.Signs of age and wear, minor chips and scratches, the patina partially worn away.Bust of a young man. This portrait of Antoine Barnave (1761–1793), a French politician during the French Revolution, was likely created by Houdon around 1790; it is now housed in the Musée de Grenoble.Signs of age and wear, minor chips and scratches, the patina partially worn away.Jean-Antoine Houdon: French sculptor; at age 15, he began a sculpture apprenticeship at the École de l’Académie royale, studying under Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne; stayed in Gotha from 1771 to 1773 and worked for the Prince of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.Provenance: Peter Kaus’s museum estate.For this lot, we recommend personal pickup, fine art transport, or shipping via ThePackengers.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

Estimate:£68.17

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