Adolph Alexander Weinman
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Adolph Alexander Weinman #6,768

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personGerman-American, 1870–1952
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Selected Works10

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Rising Sun
Rising Sun, 1915
Acquired 1926
Bronze
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Descending Night
Descending Night, 1915
Acquired 1926
Bronze

Previous Sales

Christie's
Chief Blackbird
Chief Blackbird
$60,480
Jan 2025
Sotheby's
Chief Blackbird, Ogalalla Sioux
Chief Blackbird, Ogalalla Sioux, 1903
$228,600
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
Rising Day
Rising Day
$31,750
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
Descending Night
Descending Night, 1914
$35,280
Sep 2021
Bonhams
Chief Black Bird, Ogalalla Sioux
Chief Black Bird, Ogalalla Sioux, 1903
$112,812
Aug 2021
Doyle · Artsy
Rising Day
Rising Day, 1914
Bidding closed
Bronze with verdigris surface
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Artsy
JOLLY LOSERS
JOLLY LOSERS, 1901
Bidding closed
Bronze

For Sale

Graham Shay 1857 · Artsy
Little Eagle
Little Eagle, 1902
US$26,000
Bronze, brown patina
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Silver Medal
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.934.16 · Bronze
Gift of Susan Corn Conway, in honor of the artist, W.G. and his son, Ira, 2018
Descending Night
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1994 · Accession 1994.501 · Bronze
Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1994
Genesis
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession 49.77.2 · Bronze
Gift of the Society of Medalists, 1949
Genesis
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession 49.77.1 · Bronze
Gift of the Society of Medalists, 1949
Descending Night
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1939 · Accession 1939.109 · bronze
Gift of Mrs. Howard M. Hanna, Mrs. Paul Moore, and Leonard C. Hanna Jr., in memory of Leonard C. Hanna
Rising Day
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1939 · Accession 1939.108 · bronze
Gift of Mrs. Howard M. Hanna, Mrs. Paul Moore, and Leonard C. Hanna Jr., in memory of Leonard C. Hanna
Rising Sun
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1926 · Accession 26.2 · Bronze
Gift of an anonymous donor
Descending Night
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1926 · Accession 26.3 · Bronze
Gift of an anonymous donor
Mt. Sinai Hospital Unit
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1920 · Accession 20.159 · Bronze
Gift of the Trustees of Mt. Sinai Hospital (through Mr. Blumenthal), 1920
Study for the Statue of Abraham Lincoln
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1913 · Accession 13.196 · Bronze
Gift of Mrs. James Breckinridge Speed, in memory of her husband, 1913
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Saint Louis
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1908 · Accession 08.7 · Bronze
Gift of Clarence Hoblitzelle, 1907
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Saint Louis
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1907 · Accession 07.251.76 · Bronze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Wait, 1907
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Feb 3, 2026
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death
Adolph Alexander Weinman dies
Jan 1, 1952
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birth
Adolph Alexander Weinman born
Jan 1, 1870