Modern · National Gallery of Art · 1265

Louise Brongniart

Imitator of Jean-Antoine Houdon, c. 1910

The sculpture is a bust of a young girl with her hair styled in a bun with a simple headband. We see her from the chest up, and her torso faces us while her head looks over her shoulder to the left. The girl's expression is neutral, and she has round cheeks, a small nose, faint eyebrows, and a small chin. The material of the sculpture is a light pink-tan color, and it is mounted on a worn wooden pedestal.

National Gallery of Art · National Gallery of Art, Washington · Widener Collection · CC0 · Public domain

Artist: Imitator of Jean-Antoine Houdon
Date: c. 1910
Medium: terracotta
Dimensions: 35.5 x 24 x 17.3 cm (14 x 9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
Era: Modern

Why it matters

Louise Brongniart, dated c. 1910, is catalogued by National Gallery of Art as a work in terracotta. The museum attributes the work to Imitator of Jean-Antoine Houdon. The recorded dimensions are 35.5 x 24 x 17.3 cm (14 x 9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

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