Artist

Frederick William MacMonnies

Portrait of Frederick William MacMonnies
Portrait of Frederick William MacMonnies

American, 1863–1937

Frederick William MacMonnies was an American Impressionism painter. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art, most of them oil paintings. Frederick William MacMonnies was born in Brooklyn Heights.

Frederick William MacMonnies (September 28, 1863 – March 22, 1937) was the best known expatriate American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school, as successful and lauded in France as he was in the United States. He was also a highly accomplished painter and portraitist. He was born in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York and died in New York City. Three of MacMonnies's best-known sculptures are Nathan Hale, Bacchante and Infant Faun, and Diana.

Works by Frederick William MacMonnies

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