Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris) Bust of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Hammer Price w/ BP
$696,200
| Lot #: 81 Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris) Bust of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon |
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Seravezza marble. Signed and dated on right tranche: “houdon f. 1789”. Photoarchived by Lewis P. Woltz in June 1932. Frick Art Reference Library, New York. Record #b1099401 Literature: A. L. Poulet, "Jean-Antoine Houdon : sculptor of the Enlightenment," exhibition catalogue, National Gallery, Washington, 2003, p. 170 See Les Elves au Salon ou l'Amphigouri (Paris, 1789), 43: "Aux portraits que tu en fais, je les reconnais ces charmants modéles... nos sublimes J. J. Rousseau et Buffon." |
| Ht. 11 3/8 in. |
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Provenance Purchased from Paul Gouvert, dealer, Paris in November 1926 by the Hon. Irwin B. Laughlin, Washington, Meridian House, at 1630 Crescent Place (died April 19, 1941). Thence by descent. |
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Auction Date Mar 23, 2019 |
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