Spirit of Life Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931)

Spirit of Life 1915   Daniel Chester French Lost Wax Cast Bronze   Bronze Patina   Black marble Base 20" H x 10" L $948 - (freight $63) This limited edition bronze sculpture includes a Certificate of Authenticity which bears seal, date, edition number and artist's signature.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a leader of the national preservation movement, is committed to saving America's diverse historic environments and to preserving and revitalizing the livability of its communities. This sculpture is from the museum collection of Chesterwood, the historic Stockbridge, Massachusetts summer home, studio and garden of American sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931). He is best known for creating two of the nations most powerful symbols; the seated Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC and the Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts. Today, Chesterwood houses nearly 500 pieces of sculpture -- one of the largest collections of fine art devoted to a single American sculptor and period.