Hermon Atkins MacNeil Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Hermon Atkins MacNeil Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 05, 2024
Hermon A. MacNeil, patinated bronze
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947), Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit, patinated bronze sculpture, incised "Primitive Indian Music / Macneil '94", 24.75"h x 8"w x 6"d
Millea Bros Ltd
Jun. 05, 2024
Four bronze commemorative medals: Hermon Atkins Macneil (American, 1866 - 1947), Hopi Prayer for Rain, c. 1931., 2 7/8"Diam. (largest)
Est: $200 - $400
Four bronze commemorative medals: Hermon Atkins Macneil (American, 1866 - 1947), Hopi Prayer for Rain, c. 1931. George (Georg) Lober (American, 1892 - 1961), Hans Christian Andersen 1805-1955, One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary, 1955. Patrick Whitaker (20th c.), CIBA Locorten (Flumethasone Pivalate), Bronze Medallic Art Co., 1920. Olympiade Munchen 1972.
Ripley Auctions
May. 19, 2024
Hermon Atkins Macneil "Chant..." Bronze Sculpture
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Hermon Atkins Macneil (American, 1866-1947), "Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit", Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1901, incised with title and signature on rocky base, stamped "Cire perdue cast Roman Bronze Works NY", and "H.A. Macneil / Copyright / 1901" marks to side, mounted on a marble base. Overall: 26.5" H x 8" W x 5.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City collector. Keywords: Statue, Fine Art, Native American, Standing figure, Bronze Foundry, Antique
Auctions at Showplace
May. 09, 2024
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947) A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit, number 3
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947) A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit, number 3 bronze signed H.A. MacNeil, titled, numbered and stamped with Roman Bronze Works foundry mark (base) height 25 1/4 x width 6 x depth 7 1/2 inches One of Hermon Atkins MacNeil’s most celebrated Native American sculptures, and the one that brought him early fame, A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit celebrates the mystical experience of a Sioux warrior Black Pipe. MacNeil had first seen Black Pipe performing at Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. The artist found him freezing on the street that winter, took him in, and hired him as a model. Black Pipe remained MacNeil’s model and assistant for almost two years. In 1895, the artist toured the Southwest with famed Western author Hamlin Garland as his guide, finding inspiration for other great Native American bronzes such as Moqui Runner and The Sun Vow. Later that year, MacNeil became the recipient of a Rineheart scholarship that allowed him, along with his wife, sculptor Carol Brooks MacNeil, to study in Rome. As a result of this opportunity, a greater sense of classical form enters Macneil’s work, though he continued to prefer Indigenous subjects. MacNeil’s successes led him to a long, stable career as a creator of public monuments and commissions, including the design for the Standing Liberty quarter, minted from 1916 to 1930, and considered one of the most beautiful United States coins. This rare early cast of A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit exhibits all the ecstatic power of the vision MacNeil witnessed, the vision Black Pipe described. What makes it such a powerful and in some ways modern work, is that Black Pipe’s face is mostly obscured by his own arm. No matter how you move around it, the figure seems to twist away from you, as if he is in his own world, his own realm, one you are privileged to witness but cannot fully enter. Only the toes of Black Pipe’s left foot touch the earth while his right leg is in the air, bent at the knee. It is as if his chant has all but lifted him from the earth and from this plane of reality. The title may include the word “primitive” but MacNeil seems to mean something more, something related to the Great Sprit, a connection “civilization” is severed from. This feeling is what makes the work so wonderful. You can turn and return to it again and again and yet you can never quite know what Black Pipe “sees” or what he feels and knows. -James Balestrieri
Hindman
Jan. 19, 2024
The Sioux Brave, Black Pipe
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Property from the Wolf Family Collection Hermon Atkins MacNeil 1866 - 1947 The Sioux Brave, Black Pipe inscribed MacNeil Sc. / © 1895 / THE SIOUX BRAVE / BLACKPIPE bronze height: 20 ½ in. (52 cm.) Conceived in 1895.
Sotheby's
Sep. 21, 2023
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit. Bronze, 1901. 625 mm; 24 5/8 inches, excluding marble base. Incised with the artist's signature, title, date and number "I" along the base. Stamped "Cire perdue cast Roman Bronze Works NY" on the base. Provenance: Private collection, Massachusetts.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 30, 2023
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947) Bronze Sculpture, 1912, Standing Woman, H 17'' W 6.5'' L 6.5''
Est: $600 - $800
An original cast bronze depicting a standing robed woman with a downward gaze. Signed "H A MacNeil SC 1912". Lot accompanied with original 1979 Christie's paper label (23.5.97/275). Provenance: Property of a Livonia. MI private collector.
DuMouchelles
May. 18, 2023
Hermon Atkins MacNeil, A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit, 1901
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866 - 1947) A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit, 1901 bronze, Excalibur Bronze Art Foundry casting post 1967 inscribed on bronze base: HA Mac Neil. 1901 / [EX NY] / A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit
Santa Fe Art Auction
Mar. 25, 2023
Hermon Atkins MacNeil Bronze
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
( New York/Massachusetts, 1866-1947) Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit, 1901, No, 5, signed on naturalistically "H.E. MacNeil/Copyright/1901", foundry stamp, Roman Bronze Works N.Y., patinated bronze, 25 x 6 x 7-1/2 in. Provenance: From the Collection of Alice Osofsky
Brunk Auctions
Jan. 17, 2023
HERMAN ATKINS MACNEIL (1866-1947) PASTEL
Est: $50 - $1,000
Pastel landscape. Signed, dated '43 lower left. Dimensions: (Frame) H 31" x W 36", (Sight) H 22" x W 27" Condition: Pastel with light rubbing. Mat with age toning and burning. Frame with marks.
Westport Auction
Apr. 17, 2021
HERMON ATKINS MacNEIL (1866-1947) TABLE MEDALS 1931
Est: $150 - $300
The two table medals by Medallic Art Company circa 1931, with titles of 'Prayer for Rain' and 'Hopi' on the obverse, signed H.A. MacNeil, stamped 'The Society of Medalists, Third Issue' on the rims, each with the original presentation box. Measure 2.75 inches each. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Mar. 07, 2021
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866 - 1947)
Est: $800 - $1,200
"Playing With A Faun". Signed on base and with Roman Bronze Works foundry mark. From a Larchmont manor NY collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Sep. 17, 2020
Hermon MacNeil | Solitary Chief 8/12
Est: $80,000 - $110,000
Artist: Hermon MacNeil | 1866-1947 Title: Solitary Chief 8/12 Media: Bronze Dimensions: 108 by 39 by 54 inches This sculpture is located in Bellevue Washington and will need to be shipped from there at bidders expense. Additional dimensions: Condition: Condition details:This bronze was waxed and maintained annually and has not been neglected. We have been told there is no oxidation visible from salt exposure.
Altermann Galleries
Aug. 25, 2019
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL (1866-1947) BAS RELIEF PORTRAIT
Est: $3,800 - $4,200
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL (1866-1947) BAS RELIEF PORTRAIT "The Sioux Brave Blackpipe Beneath the Bust", bronze bas relief sculpture, with incised signature "Mac Neil" lower right, 22 1/2" high, 12 3/4" x 8 1/2". Undisturbed surface, good condition. A well-known sculptor of Native Americans, MacNeil's works include the designing of the medal of award for the 1915 Pan American Expo in San Francisco and the quarter dollar for the then US Governor. Some of his wares have sold for over $350,000.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Mar. 08, 2019
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL (AMERICAN, 1866-1947) MANUELITO, 1901 BRONZE WITH BROWN PA
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947) Manuelito, 1901 Bronze with brown patina 15-1/2 inches (39.4 cm) high Ed. 90 Inscribed on base with 'Roman Bronze Works' foundry mark: Manuelito / H.A. MacNeil 89 PROVENANCE: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 17, 2017
Hermon Macneil (American, 1866-1947)- Bronze
Est: -
Hermon Atkins Macneil bronze sculpture of a Native American Indian figure in breechcloth, "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit, the base signed and numbered "H.A. Macneil / 1/50," with foundry mark of Roman Bronze Works, N.Y. along base. 24.5" H. Repair to one feather.
Auctions at Showplace
Jul. 31, 2017
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947) Pan-American Exposition Medal, 1901, Bronze,
Est: $200 - $400
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947) Pan-American Exposition Medal, 1901, Bronze, Signed lower middle front and on verso lower left. Dedicated to the New Jersey State Museum. Featuring on the obverse Liberty and a Buffalo and on the reverse is a South American Native American smoking a peace pipe with a North American Native American. Stamped Gorham and marked bronze on edge. D: 2 1/2 in.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jul. 31, 2017
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947) Pan-American Exposition Medal, 1901, Gilt sterling silver,
Est: $300 - $500
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947) Pan-American Exposition Medal, 1901, Gilt sterling silver, Signed lower middle front and on verso lower left. Dedicated to American Buffalo Robe Co. Featuring on the obverse Liberty and a Buffalo and on the reverse is a South American Native American smoking a peace pipe with a North American Native American. Stamped Gorham with hallmarks and sterling on edge. Total approx. weight: 3.59 ozt. D: 2 1/2 in.
Gray's Auctioneers
Dec. 18, 2016
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL BRONZE FIGURE GROUP
Est: $40,000 - $75,000
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL (AMERICAN, 1866-1947), BRONZE FIGURE GROUP, H 34 1/2", W 25", D 16", "THE SUN VOW":A Native American man and young boy with a bow. By Roman Bronze Works, N.Y. Signed.
DuMouchelles
Sep. 20, 2015
H.A. MACNEIL A PRIMITIVE CHANT TO THE GREAT SPIRIT
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
H.A. MACNEIL A PRIMITIVE CHANT TO THE GREAT SPIRIT Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947) bronze entitled "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit." Base signed, stamped "1901 Copyright", and "Roman Bronze Works, Cire Perdu Cast", mounted to a later marble base. Size: 26" including marble base
Manor Auctions
Jul. 26, 2014
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
A Chief of the Multnomah Tribe (1905)
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
Apr. 22, 2014
Hermon Atkins MacNeil, American (1866-1947), "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit", bronze sculpture with dark patina, base signed...
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
Hermon Atkins MacNeil, American (1866-1947), "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit", bronze sculpture with dark patina, base signed, stamped "1901 Copyright", and "Roman Bronze Works, Cire Perdu Cast", mounted to a later green marble base. 25" H
William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals
Dec. 16, 2013
Hermon Atkins MacNeil-(American, 1866-1947)-Night Bookends
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Night Bookends patinated bronze inscribed H. A. MacNeil height 9in (22.8cm)
Bonhams
Mar. 26, 2011
Hermon A. MacNeil (Am. 1866-1947) Native American
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Hermon A. MacNeil (Am. 1866-1947) Native American Bronze sculpture of a Native American, signed on the base. Height 9 feet. Note: Removed From The Steinway Mansion
Capo Auction
Oct. 28, 2010
HERMAN ATKINS MacNEIL, American (1866-1947), "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit", bronze with dark patina, signed, dated copywri...
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
HERMAN ATKINS MacNEIL American (1866-1947) "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit" bronze with dark patina, signed, dated copywright 1901, inscribed Roman Bronze Works, N.Y. and numbered 3. 25" H Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale 4020, September 29, 1977, lot 115. Exhibitions: The Medallic Art Collection of Bronzes, n. 29, n.d. Literature: cf. Broder, pp. 23, 87, ill. p. 24, pl. 9; cf. Craven, p. 517; cf. Taft, p. 440. Other Notes: Black Pipe, the Sioux Indian who posed as the model for MacNeil's first Indian sculpture, also served as the model for this bronze, MacNeil's greatest early success.
Shannon's
Nov. 11, 2009
Hermon Atkins MacNeil American, 1866-1947 Early Toil
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Hermon Atkins MacNeil American, 1866-1947 Early Toil Signed MACNEIL and Ha. Macneil; inscribed with title and Roman Bronze Works foundry stamp Bronze with brown patina Height 11 1/8 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Magriel, New York Sale, William Doyle Galleries, New York, April 28, 1993, lot 73 Private collection, New York
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 11, 2009
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947), Survival of the Fittest, Signed, dated, and titled "© H.A. MacNeil 27..." within the cast
Est: $300 - $500
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947) Survival of the Fittest Signed, dated, and titled "© H.A. MacNeil 27..." within the cast on the base. Plaster maquette, 36 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 16 in. (92.7 x 21.6 x 40.6 cm). Condition: Loss to figure's right arm, surface grime, scattered losses to base, arm fragment accompanies the lot.
Skinner
May. 20, 2009
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947)
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947) 'A Chief of the Multnomah Tribe' inscribed 'HA MacNeil/'05' and 'MVLTNOMAH' (along the base)--stamped 'AMER. ART FDRY. NY' (along the base) bronze with brown patina 36 in. (91.4 cm.) high
Christie's
May. 20, 2007
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947) Untitled (Nude), 1900; Bronze; Signed and dated "H.A. MacNeil / 1900" with foundry mark "R.B.W."; 12 1/2" high, 15 3/4" (with base); Foundry: Roman Bronze Works, New York; Provenance: Dualities Gallery,
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866-1947) Untitled (Nude), 1900; Bronze; Signed and dated "H.A. MacNeil / 1900" with foundry mark "R.B.W."; 12 1/2" high, 15 3/4" (with base); Foundry: Roman Bronze Works, New York; Provenance: Dualities Gallery, Larchmont, NY
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 27, 2005
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL (1866-1947)
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
'A Chief of the Multinomah Tribe' incised 'HA MacNeil' (on the base)--incised 'Roman Bronze Works N-Y-' (on the base) bronze with greenish brown patina 31 in. (78.7 cm.) high
Christie's
May. 25, 1994
HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL (1866-1947) THE RETURNING OF THE SNAKES - THE MOQUI PRAYER FOR RAIN
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
inscribed H.A. MACNEIL Sc, titled THE RETURNING OF THE SNAKES THE MOQUI PRAYER FOR RAINand with founder's mark Fond. Nelli. ROMA bronze, brown patina Height: 22 1/2 in.57.2 cm. MacNeil won the Rinehart scholarship in 1895 allowing him to spend four years in Rome. According to Lorado Taft the first piece he created was, "The Moqui Runner, a naked Indian speeding through cactus growth, his face aflame with fanatic zeal, his hair streaming in the wind, and in his hands a loathsome tangle of serpents. It is savagery personified. The little figure looks as though it would rush by and out of sight, so animated in the pose: but it is modelled very closely, with a seriousness of treatment and of expression befitting its religious significance...The Moquis are, however, a slender delicate race of gentle mien and regular features -almost Japanese in suggestion- while this creature has the build of a young Hercules and the face of an amiable demon (Taft, p. 439-440) Provenance: Estate of Porter, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Acquired by the present owner from the above in the late 1940s Literature: c.f. Lorado Taft, The History of American Sculpture, New York, 1903, pp. 439, 440.
Sotheby's