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Marble bust "Modesty", Houdon Marble sculpture after Houdon Bust of a young woman in white marble "Modesty", 19th-century marble bust "Modesty", bust after JA Houdon 19th century sculpted bust in white marble Marble sculpted bust of a woman Jean-Antoine Houdon, "Modesty" Sculpture after Houdon, "Modesty" Marble bust of a woman, 19th century 19th century marble bust of a woman Allegorical bust of a young woman Allegory of modesty, Houdon Marble bust depicting "Modesty" Carrara marble bust, "Modesty" 19th century marble bust "Modesty", 19th century marble bust Marble bust after Houdon White marble bust, 19th century 19th-century white marble bust
  • Marble bust "Modesty", Houdon
  • Marble sculpture after Houdon
  • Bust of a young woman in white marble
  • "Modesty", 19th-century marble bust
  • "Modesty", bust after JA Houdon
  • 19th century sculpted bust in white marble
  • Marble sculpted bust of a woman
  • Jean-Antoine Houdon, "Modesty"
  • Sculpture after Houdon, "Modesty"
  • Marble bust of a woman, 19th century
  • 19th century marble bust of a woman
  • Allegorical bust of a young woman
  • Allegory of modesty, Houdon
  • Marble bust depicting "Modesty"
  • Carrara marble bust, "Modesty"
  • 19th century marble bust
  • "Modesty", 19th century marble bust
  • Marble bust after Houdon
  • White marble bust, 19th century
  • 19th-century white marble bust

WHITE MARBLE BUST 'LA PUDEUR' AFTER JA. HOUDON, 19TH CENTURY

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An important three-quarter bust in white Carrara marble depicting "Modesty," a young woman with a mischievous smile modestly concealing her nudity. The young woman's elaborate hairstyle consists of interwoven braids held by a headband, and a fringe frames her face. She holds a draped, antique-style gown with her arms crossed over her chest. This remarkable bust in white Carrara marble rests on a molded, round pedestal. This sculpture, full of movement and after Jean-Antoine Houdon, is characteristic of the modernity Houdon brought to statuary in the 18th century, particularly in the execution of his sculptures, which feature faces of extreme precision and remarkable realism.

Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828): the sculptor of the Enlightenment

Born in Versailles, Houdon began sculpting at the age of nine in the studio of Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, later becoming a student of Michel-Ange Slodtz, who would have a far greater influence on him. He entered the Academy and then won the Prix de Rome scholarship, where he stayed for nearly four years, from 1764 to 1768. There, he studied works from Antiquity to the Renaissance and quickly combined realism with Greek idealism. He created several portraits of Voltaire, Diderot, and also of King Louis XVI, whose marble version was exhibited at the Salon of 1790. Belonging to a Masonic lodge that supported the young American republic, he received commissions from Thomas Jefferson and then from the state of Virginia to create a portrait of George Washington. He was one of the few artists to have traveled to North America at that time.

Circa: 1890

Dimensions: L: 34cm, D: 20cm, H: 59cm.
Dim: W: 13.4in, D: 7.9in, H: 23.2in.

Condition report: Very good condition.

Reference :
3303
Width :
34 (cm)
Height :
59 (cm)
Depth :
20 (cm)
Era::
19th century
Style::
Neoclassical
Materials:
Carrara Marble
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