French school from the end of the 19th century after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828 )La frileuseWhite marbleH : 53 cm including pedestalChipping of the middle finger of the right handRelated work : Jean-Antoine Houdon, La Frileuse, 1793, terracotta sketch, H: 27.4 - W: 8.5 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, RF 2581 This work belongs to the corpus of busts of frileuses inspired, it seems, by Houdon, and which bear various signatures, Houdon, Pradier or Clodion, without the creator being clearly identifiable . The work seems to mix various influences from Houdon's Frileuse to Joseph Chinard's bust of Madame Récamier to meet the Second Empire's taste for this type of subject.
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Lot no. 27

French school from the end of the 19th century after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828 )La frileuseWhite marbleH : 53 cm including pedestalChipping of the middle finger of the right handRelated work : Jean-Antoine Houdon, La Frileuse, 1793, terracotta sketch, H: 27.4 - W: 8.5 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, RF 2581 This work belongs to the corpus of busts of frileuses inspired, it seems, by Houdon, and which bear various signatures, Houdon, Pradier or Clodion, without the creator being clearly identifiable . The work seems to mix various influences from Houdon's Frileuse to Joseph Chinard's bust of Madame Récamier to meet the Second Empire's taste for this type of subject.

Estimate
€500 - €800
Result
€2,560
Buyer's premium
28%
French school from the end of the 19th century after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828 )La frileuseWhite marbleH : 53 cm including pedestalChipping of the middle finger of the right handRelated work : Jean-Antoine Houdon, La Frileuse, 1793, terracotta sketch, H: 27.4 - W: 8.5 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, RF 2581 This work belongs to the corpus of busts of frileuses inspired, it seems, by Houdon, and which bear various signatures, Houdon, Pradier or Clodion, without the creator being clearly identifiable . The work seems to mix various influences from Houdon's Frileuse to Joseph Chinard's bust of Madame Récamier to meet the Second Empire's taste for this type of subject.
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DECORATIVE ARTS FROM THE 16th TO THE 19th CENTURY
Tuesday 11 May 2021・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 10-16 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris