Daniel Chester French
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Daniel Chester French #4,748

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personAmerican, 1850–1931
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Selected Works20

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Bust of Mary Harris Thompson, MD
Bust of Mary Harris Thompson, MD, 1902
Acquired 1993
Marble
Art Institute of Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, 1916
Acquired 1992
Bronze
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Concord Minute Man of 1775
Concord Minute Man of 1775, 1889
Acquired 1991
bronze
Art Institute of Chicago
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), 1879
Acquired 1987
Plaster
Art Institute of Chicago
Truth
Truth, 1900
Acquired 1985
Plaster
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Winged Victory
Winged Victory, 1921
Acquired 1973
bronze
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Narcissa
Narcissa, 1901
Acquired 1929
cast silver
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
John Sherman
John Sherman, 1886
Acquired 1920
Marble
Whitney
Standing Lincoln
Standing Lincoln, 1912
In museum collection
Bronze
Art Institute of Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, 1912
In museum collection
Bronze

Previous Sales

Christie's
Fine Arts and Military Valor
Fine Arts and Military Valor, 1912
$12,065
Jan 2026
Sotheby's
Seated Lincoln
Seated Lincoln
$57,150
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
Painting and Sculpture and Architecture: A Pair of Allegorical Maquettes
Painting and Sculpture and Architecture: A Pair of Allegorical Maquettes
$25,400
Apr 2023
Christie's
Bust of a woman
Bust of a woman
$956
Sep 2004
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Seated Lincoln from the plaster maquette
Seated Lincoln from the plaster maquette, 1915
Bidding closed
Bronze with additional marble base

For Sale

Graham Shay 1857 · Artsy
The Concord Minuteman
The Concord Minuteman, 1889
Sold
Bronze, brown patina
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
The Angel of Death and the Sculptor from the Milmore Memorial
The Angel of Death and the Sculptor from the Milmore Memorial, 1921
For sale
Marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial
Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial, 1906
For sale
Marble
Davis Museum · Artsy
Portrait of Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Portrait of Evelyn Beatrice Longman, 1904
For sale
Marble, on a marble plinth with gold leaf
Montclair Art Museum · Artsy
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1879
For sale
Bronze
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Spirit of the Waters
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.655 · Bronze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Douglass, 2017
Painting & Sculpture
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.135.2 · Bronze
Morris K. Jesup Fund, 2013
Architecture
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.135.1 · Bronze
Morris K. Jesup Fund, 2013
Bust of Mary Harris Thompson, MD
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1993 · Accession 1903.140 · Marble
Gift of the Mary Harris Thompson, MD, Foundation
Abraham Lincoln
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1991.324 · Bronze
Bequest of Arthur Rubloff Trust
Concord Minute Man of 1775
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1991 · Accession 1991.193 · bronze
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Draped Female Figure
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 1987 · Accession 1987.69.1 · bronze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hilton Simmons
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1987 · Accession 1986.193 · Plaster
Gift of Brooks McCormick
Truth
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1985 · Accession 1984.531 · Plaster
Purchased with funds provided by Brooks McCormick; Ethyl T. Scarborough Endowment
Mrs. Edward Clark Potter (nee May Dumont)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1980 · Accession 1980.513 · Pastel on off-white wove paper
Gift of Fenton L. B. Brown, 1980
Study for the Head of The Melvin Memorial
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1974 · Accession 1974.324 · Bronze
Purchase, Erving Wolf Foundation Gift, in memory of Diane R. Wolf, 1974
Winged Victory
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1973 · Accession 1973.166 · bronze
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Cass Gilbert, Jr.
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Market48 auction results

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$25.4K – $57.1K
2 of 2 sculpture/objects lots with prices
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$41.3K
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$41.3K
2 priced sculpture/objects lots
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Apr 2023 · $57.1K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Sculpture/objects: $41.3K medianUnclassified lots: $12.1K median
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Sotheby'sChristie'sSkinnerFreeman'sClars Auction Gallery
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Revolutionary-era themes shape 2026 Chesterwood exhibitions, workshops and performances
Chesterwood, the historic summer home and studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French, has announced its 2026 season opening on May 15. The programming w…
exhibitionsApr 10, 2026
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Past Exhibitions0

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Revolutionary-era themes shape 2026 Chesterwood exhibitions, workshops and performances
Apr 10, 2026
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death
Daniel Chester French dies
Jan 1, 1931
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birth
Daniel Chester French born
Jan 1, 1850