At the Frick Collection Enlightenment and Beauty Sculptures by Houdon and Clodion Through April 5, 2015

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    When:
    April 2, 2014 – April 6, 2014 all-day
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    Where:
    The Frick Collection
    1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
    USA
    Cost:
    Free
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    At the Frick Collection

    Enlightenment and Beauty

    Sculptures by Houdon and Clodion

    Through April 5, 2015

    Beginning April 2, the Frick’s collection of sculptures by Jean-Antoine Houdon and Claude Michel, called Clodion, will be displayed for the first time as a group in the Portico Gallery. Centering on Houdon’s lifelike marble portrait busts and Clodion’s small-scale terracotta statuettes, the exhibition highlights the artists’ creative responses to the classical tradition and their defining contributions to the art of Enlightenment-era France. Together with loans from private collections, the ensemble illustrates the exquisite beauty and technical perfection of the work of both masters. Learn More

    Lecture | Free
    The Sculpture of Houdon and Clodion: Reflections of Antiquity
    Thursday, April 3, 6:00 p.m.
    Anne Poulet, Director Emerita, The Frick Collection