New-York tribune., 1871-01-13
TO THE PATRONS OF ART.

On the Gath and 25th of this month the wh0ls
OF valuable collection Of paintings which reeent
brought from Europe, aud which have been for SONS
weeks past exhibition at the National Academy %
Design, WILL according to my instructions, be dspos
Of at auction to tho highest bidders by Messrs Leay
strebeigh Co. As it may safely be asserted that ne e.
before In this country have many rare aud ysuaoS
works of foreign art been submitted to the risks OF POO
lie auction, and many art oonnoisseurs ana eapHs
artists-rea Judges OF the excellence and value OF th
produetions-have expressed their asonishmen at my
venturing upon such mode OF disposng OF thcm, ,
deem II advisable TO let all who may Do Interested hhov
how il is that enabled TO do So Having found NY
self i'm Europe the beginning OF the war betvees
France and Prussia the most extraordinary opportun
ties open for obtaining many OF the choceft
works of the celebrated artists under crcumsancYs
and at prices that would have been altogether nlpoS
to account and these paintings have ali been carefully
selected purchased and paid for by me, IN goid mass
original in the cities OF IaiS
brussels Berlin Munich and other art centers ana many
Of them were among the last things that were able to
leave PARIS after tho actual outbreak Of hostes. os
the works OF such renowned masters as Galat Merle,
Baron Leys, DergofTer. Mareehal. Danbigny. zieD.
stevens Chaplin Breton and others, II is unnecessary
for speak. Their names are suihcent passpJrp
and only claim that have succeeded in obtaining ths
best works OF OF them that appeared IN tbS
country or the other names OF highest emnence baSes
KOek. and Rousseau in landscape-Bouguereau. Baron
Compto Calix Jacque, Baugniet Bontiborne, and Lead
ing genre painters Of ennenee like Frere, BakalOw"1.
Pecrus Chayet Fichel. &c. atter myself that have
seaaye ast sDcemens ALL with hs leave thee WORKS
10 their merits merely reminding those VINO may
be interested that OWING 10 the continued tOuDic" 80.
dltion Of Europe and the necessary arrangement OF AZ
matters connected with the Fine Arts, II Will proDa
long before such another accumulation OF works VIII "
placed within reach Of our collectors Some OF me
here represented by their latest works sre now h
many have been drawn into the vortex OF & te r.
some OF the prominent have actually Joiheu 40
army; and as men OF art emnence IN Europe, even =
times of peace, cannot paint rapidly enough 70 supp.
the demand upon them long period must elapse before
we on this side OF the Atlantic hope for any'm
more from their pencils -. g. "a
Ihave observed with pain the impression sought 70 %
convened by certain members OF the press tat tho INA
portation of such collection mine IL antagonst.o
and calculated TO tnjure, native art, by Withurn"s
foreign productions the patronage that would
upon those Of home. should be sorry i So
% think that had been IN any way inslrunensa IN
working INJURY 20 native artists; but tlk tns @
idea quito unfuundcd. The man or wealth. "ih oef-
ainly mend his money as he ploases Nor does any eh
per ure led ne to think that our artists cAtertah ~"
p.ciudicc against good foreign ART Ii, W. "khDi'
Aeg-l6Fa, January, leiL