Artist

Berthold Nebel

born Basel, Switzerland 1889-died 1964
Born
Basel, Switzerland
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
  • Westport, Connecticut, United States
Biography

Little is known about sculptor Berthold Nebel, who won the Prix de Rome, an award given by the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Nebel sculpted a figure of General Joseph Wheeler for the United States House of Representatives and also created a statue of Alexander Brown, the founder of a powerful Wall Street investment bank, for the intersection of Wall and Nassau streets in Manhattan.

Works by this artist (7 items)

Frederick MacMonnies, Venus and Adonis, 1895, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1993.14
Venus and Adonis
Date1895
bronze
On view
Frederick MacMonnies, Nathan Hale, 1890, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the American Art Forum in honor of George Gurney, Curator Emeritus, 2012.5
Nathan Hale
Date1890
bronze
On view
Frederick MacMonnies, Rip Van Winkle, 1876-1880, fired terra cotta on wood base with glass dome, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Marion E. Pelzer, 1980.51.1
Rip Van Winkle
Date1876-1880
fired terra cotta on wood base with glass dome
On view