The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-11
The Fine Arts.


SALE OF PAINTINGS AT TEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN,
Yesterday morning and evening there q sale Of two
hundred and fifty paintings, At the hall Of Academy
of Design Broadway Bond street The attendance
not large The paintings generally did not display
large amount of talent, and the prices, in many in
stances did not than the cost Of the smss
that il call It sale Of picture frames and CANVASS
we shall come the mark. At the morning sale,
gentleman who appeared to take lively interest in ART
matters assisted the auctoneer, and enlightened the
connoiseurs by his opnoa to how much the pictures
ought to bring The public however, with its usual per!
versity paid but little attention to his advice. Tho
paintings we're chiefly landscapes by young artists though
there were some credtabls productions Of the Dusseldorf
school The chief contributors to the gallery are Du.
iand Doughty Ros,iter, Ranney Clifford Oddie, TsrnAs,
ereswicF, Coyer, Cropsey Carter TAFT Court of Paris,
bsckhnJsen Richards Ccrbould Cooper Talbot shaysr
Robbie Of BRUSSELS Beaverton, Burford williams, Pine
OF London In the morrng one hundred paintings were
sold,
A bad copy Of MurIlos "Ascension'' caused long
struggle between the auctoneer and tie public but IL
| vas finally sold for s27.
pretty little painting, the Water Mill" BY Paul Ritz
ter went for $o7 go. The paintings were handsomely
framed and the pictures with frames sold together
dingy landscape, by Boutels, got for $io
withs.andipg the fact that the promper" announced
| that the artists price would be $3.50
| "a View Of Esncona otch," by Mccloud, 9 sombrs
affair sold at si4ju,t about the value Of the frame
| as we were informed.
very fat child in flowers, by Wright was sspassed
| as no friend to art would bid SIS for It.
j. H. CaIters "Guardiap Angel" representing Light
haired young womao Watching over a mother and her
sleeping child was cold for SAL The angel had very
large feet, and tie theirs bust out of proportion
Culverhouae lapdscap eclever-"A Seaport by Moon.
| lght'-was sold at s87 so.
IAN October Afternoon " by c. P cranch, va. sold a
| &75--all II was worth. The sky was bad.
psos artist. sold at SIS 4Hs Oh ny asar.
is good but the artist oye bprdened with taste in
color It would be difficult to ascertain the color OF the
girls hair 7ut it loths Tintoretto if he
* sleiabing Scene IN New Enshnd,'S by Dunis, wan
sed At si,6. lacked vgor and style, while the color
but the sky was heavy; sold at $40.
Five Pictures BY Mattsson, "The Drunhard's Pro-
gentleman said he would give $40 each for them, and
SEND them to tho Five Points Mission. The figures were
| each.
The auctioneer announced that all these pictures
would bring great d. al money, the,e had been
| great improvement in the money market
Culver house had scene by moonlght-a very large
The only animal painting was : The Hart's
Prayer" The hart W" not very well done anatomically
"Rei MISUNDERSTANDING, varges and Pistol; Base
Is the slave that pays" lHenr, VI Sold at 500. By
An Oriental landscape prsttily colored and naturally
conceived-by Burord Solo at Sizes.
The Emigrant's Farewell" lshould be immigrant, y
by Carter; three figures Good ST. co. The only fault
was rightly in the agurss.
Winter in Germany a Landscape by M;pnot and
very cedable, Sc ID ct SCI So It was worth more
| The tky was very good -'01''
trait Of President Monroe, by Stuart was held !,
5000 but there admirers Stuart at that price,
A, St Agatha by Esgpani, was sold at sss Tho
cd not seem to appreciate the suerngs of tho
to VIII eh she was SUBJECTED:
Two Italian landscapes by G. I. Brown, at ST. SKIP
very bad and general execution meagre.
/ Ire Alarm by TAFT sold sos. A TRAINER do0
a hS5 e., and a., dead stag The spsr face
pr Iappers never wear belts 10 their rifles, and arc
hardly ever accompanied BY dogs.
the sae Sy s0s ss s well done but
H'la a. 20 ~; wos'h more
q, Storm IN me Mouatains" BY Beaverton, sold at
mna,esTe, o. Talbot. An unfinished looking affair;
so.a "a. a. ; s.S:
t ; i.ihan .past scene, ny burford light plea.
rant picture wi delicious cooring, held at $780, there
es ~ 70 :, ana u was ithdrawn This pic ure
p's "a Wen. n9S = Holland . b. p.r.,.,,.n
c, asking 5, Aims mother and child sitting at
snutch aoCr wanto expressn and finish. Child very
oiIrepntaole- ", 90
points bu matn ~ soa at 800 General good
v, uae o. sonntaggs Hncnpatd HANDICAPPED "vv in
% was SOLO at $so Promises Of excellence held
Out Ra N sss :. p :. ~. e.. p,.A
ing very good Sold at $685. II. should have finished
IA 4 J nuss sIo ors .,,.
=, puscle OH picture OF some merit by Kost, 1.-THE
MA wen. Ior soz % This was the finest picture
soa n 9uiang me morning
co. ehns 10 inc lyrol" by Van stakenbergh sold
~ 's ~,
5 Pn picture oy r. ) Lewis, OF London; young
water Tor her is reps ing him si, s yousn 20 dre~
1t was called; some good turn deserves another
Cos cap a'me 10 the Woods" by Miss
"Tbe sehoolmaster }, by s, s tin. a. 20 I.
having all The pleasant points Of the Dusseldorf school
oo' W. IT, iot s sao
uT6a 0Ia W;.r ,ne 9 9ligIal picture, ~.
sh.a M M aips ntao, I. Y. Williams; Hgures By
hho nse.ts are gooo, Dut Inc landscape nothing
",d;.,}} COW AZ sloo:
TIT; ,s anoscspe OF boese was sold at $22 co.
To 49," s si -; VIZ tuo ~ ust % 1o.
zoo L r ~ ,iIsmia, py a. ficnArds were sold ~
Ahe Diue dge was very much superior to tho
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