JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON (1741–1828)
Greyhound (Levrier)
About the artwork
Greyhound (Levrier) is an artwork by JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON, dated Early 19th Century. The work is executed in Terracotta. Its recorded dimensions are h x w. 30.3 x 28 cm 12 x 11 in. overall. 33.5 x 37 cm 13 x 14 1/2 in. . View the artwork and contact Colnaghi for further information.
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Provenance
Fauchier-Delvigne Collection.
Literature
G. Giacometti, Un lévrier: terre cuite Originale de J. A. Houdon, Paris 1904.
A. Dayot, 'Review of: Giacometti 1904', in Supplément illustré de l’Art et les Artistes 4, no. 20 (1907),
p. XXVII.
G. Giacometti, Le statuaire Jean-Antoine Houdon et son époque, vol. III, Paris 1913, pp. 70-72.
L. Réau, ‘Les expositions du Centenaire de Houdon’, in Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1928, p. 342.
G. Giacometti, La vie et l’oeuvre de Houdon, Paris, 1929, vol. II, pp. 215-216.
L. Réau, Houdon: sa vie et son oeuvre, Paris, 1964, vol. II, p. 58, no. 194.
H. C. Frick, Research Files on Jean Antoine Houdon, Works of Art, ‘Greyhound’, undated.
Exhibitions / Fairs
Exposition du Centenaire de Houdon, Paris, Galeries Buvelot, 1928, no. 77
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