Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)

The voyage from Le Havre to Philadelphia took forty-eight days, while Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) spent only a few days with this important historic figure in Mount Vernon, Virginia... he became the most important sculptor in the history of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

A statuette of L'Ecorché (The Skinned One) will soon join the Diana the Huntress and busts of Rousseau and Voltaire, the Parisian museum announced on Twitter. This is the first evidence of the collaboration between the great 18th-century sculptor and the no less famous bronzer Philippe Thomire.

Carved from life, the founding father’s bust confirmed its reputation as a monument of 18th-century sculpture.

Tête de négresse, a plaster sculpture of a woman's face by Jean-Antoine Houdon, has left the town of Soissons, France. It joins the Met Museum for "Fictions of Emancipation" which traces the history of slavery through Western sculpture.

This is the only preparatory drawing for a work commissioned by the painter’s colleagues. It recalls the major artistic event of the time in France, the Salon.

Ader’s sale of the Biron collection was kicked off to a good start on January 29 by a portrait of the great French neoclassical sculptor, famed for his busts of important figures of the Enlightenment. The painting, on its original oval canvas, smashed its estimate to achieve €204,800.

This large panorama, teeming with detail, bears witness to Joseph Heintz the Younger's talent as a narrator. Who commissioned it? Jean-Antoine de Mesmes, Count of Avaux.

Renée and Louis Biron's collection achieved a splendid €1 M, led by a fine portrait of Houdon by Restout and a rare group of silverware featuring regional pieces.

This painting illustrates the artist's talent for applying Cubism to the postcard landscapes of the Basque country.

Art Deco genius Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann used his talent to design pianos for several manufacturers, including the most famous, Pleyel, for the Lambiotte family.