The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-03
ART MATTERS.
Hlr, .JOhnston's Sale.

number OF foreign and American oil paintings
are to be offered for sale at noon tomorrow and
Thursday, at the art gallery of Mr.. Archibald
Johnston, No. 81 Nassau street. They amount to
155 in ALL and among them fourteen native and
thirty-two foreign artists are represented. We are
all the more ready to say whatever favorable
things deserve to be said OF this collection
because the conditions under which the
pictures are disposed of are more than
usually satisfactory The foreign paintings have
been painted to the order or purchased from re-
spectacle dealers by Mr.. Albert D'Huyvetter, Jr.,
OF Antwerp, and are warranted to be originals To
satisfy any doubt which purchaser may enter.
tain, however, two months will be allowed him
from the date of sale. Any purchaser mentioning
at time OF payment his desire to prove the orlgi-
nality of the picture or pictures he buys
will have his money deposited IN the United
States Trust Company. Upon certificate from
the artist or dealer being produced, denying the
originality of such picture or pictures, the pur-
chase money, with interest ana fifty per cent ad-
diOnal, will be refunded, the expenses OF obtain
ing such certificate to be borne by the present
owner. Doubtless spurious pictures are dis
posed OF at auction every season. Possibly
such have been disposed OF during the
present season. But there may be q
for sale are spurious, and yet the proof may be
dnlcult to obtain that all that can reasonably
De done Is 10 warn the pubic 10 dCqudluI IScH
with the general reputation Of the parties con-
Quoting the sale. There have been cases in which
paintings purpOrting 70 emanate from artists OF
ability have been offered in such quantities as
their validity. Those who nave ever been
duped IN this manner, and who have dis covered
the spOliatiOn, Will accept with cOrdiaty the con-
dtion proposed by the owners OF the pictures
which Mr.. Johnston is now exhibiting. Among the
collection may be found clever autumn scene by
J. b. Bristol, representing "Mount Everett, Mas
sachusetts;" two excellent candlelght e1ects
in fruit market, by J. ROserse OF Dordrecht;
a 'Wnter Scene Near the Hague Entrance to the
Woodsn by M. q. Middebeck pupil OF Kluyver)
and +. Van Severdonck; "A Glimpse OF the White
Mountains painted y good many years ago. by
the now venerable Durand when he was IN his
OF has most estimabe points; "Before the Work"
by J. d. Hinbers OF ZwoIe, Holland,
and exhibited In the Rotterdam Exhibition
last year. These are all embraced In to morrow's
SALE and are among the best ana strongest men,
bers. Among the pictures that WIN come up
on Thursday are FAKE MemphremagoG," by that
very clever young artist Harvey Young, whe has
MA; a Landscape and Cascade" evinclng that
quiet and affectiOnate study OF rocks moses and
water, that distinguishes David Johnson; an eau.
tumn Landscape by CrOpsey fresh IRON the easel
and full OF that sensuOus and harmonious revel OF
color quietly toned, that no other American artist
expresses with such rich and perfect sweetness;
large picture by f. A. Franstadt, Of Antwerp. rep
resenting Charles v. and Barbara Blomberg Of
RatisbOn - an exquisite scene from the forest OF
FOntainebeau by Diaz, worthy to keep place
with the one to which we recently alluded
as being exhibited by Mr.. Schaus; and
q large and strong picture by the Antwerp
artist karel 0Qpe. called "Pau and VlrAlnia 81 tle