Frederick Macmonnies
American Sculpture 1863-1937,American sculptor and painter. During his apprenticeship in New York (1880-84) with Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who discovered and encouraged his talent, he rose from menial helper to assistant, studying in the evenings at Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design. Through Saint-Gaudens he met two architects who later became invaluable colleagues: Stanford White and Charles F. McKim, who lent him money in 1884 to go to Paris. He studied drawing at Colarossi's then went to Munich, attending drawing and portrait classes at the Akademie (1884-5) and worked for Saint-Gaudens again (1885-6). In Paris he studied sculpture with Alexandre Falguiere at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Related Paintings of Frederick Macmonnies :. | adelaide | Snow housing | Haymaking dg | The Swing | Rainy Day in Paris | Related Artists: Karl Julius von LeypoldGerman, 1805-1874 Stanislaw Debickipainted Pray in 1887 Village processionpainted Village procession in 1640
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