The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-21
THE GREAT PIcrURE sane.

THE GREaT PICTURE SALE
The chief 1rcnrurts sacrificed S12,5OO for
Church's Niagara"
The sale of John Taylor Johnston's
collection OF paintings was continued last even
lug In Chickerng Hall by Mir. Somerville. The
assembly was "a large IA Tuesday evening.
and comprsed many well-known artists and
authors OF this city, and many from other cities
besides hundreds uf wealthy business men, and
a vast throng of men anu women Interested IN
art and desirous Of improving this last oppor-
tunity Of seeing the famous collection before II
Is scattered among many galleries. some Of the
painters, whose works were being sold. were
present, and had "A chance to judge of their own
popularity. As on Tuesday night, the audience
frequently applauded when fuvorite pictures
were placed upon the easel, and generous bid
ders were encouraged by the claIping of hands.
Whenever rivalry took place between Builders
everybody became interested In the result and
the applause and laughter that crested each
overtOpping bid rang through the hall. Some
times the opposing bidders sat In opposite parts
Of the gallery, and their offers, VIII IN
shot upward hundred or thous nj
dollars at bound. ~ete echued troui
side to site bv tue excited Call buvs. and
eagerly repeated bN persons ~ me audience.
often the same biI ,de bv hali "A doz Z.
-. r. u. Sinult ueuuslN, ma men the contest
wolld he renewed wi.n cr,"tcr ,n'tgy than he-
! fore. Sometimes the bits would run up IKE
set ui Steps SlOO At lime sim '-t fast than the
auctioneef euuid ann 'uncc th.m. NJ ln' tne.e
would Toe a long pause, 'i,en ~ er hHt plci ire
| was shown. r- thuug everybody " = tfraii 10
/ tao. Hnd lien ,uddenly me one Wou.d sin- ont
| StoO ,ui $500. and get b rouni ui applause
! from tne hr satule-S u Hence.
\ general opt ion f the prices realized
| seen cd to Le tiat lhe minor pictures were lid
a. good p'tcr-, b ttndt most Of ne rhief tre -
ureS ~ tie coli ctiOn were sacrificed III any
,fort, we're made to keep the best picture, I r
am IAN A
sinu-, nnd moved sufficient ON th- pf-c-d ing
evening tn take turner's ftmous slave Ship
When Cnurcn'. "Niag,ra" WIS put on the
easel there was rattle of upiauSe. and tine nrst
uid WAS 5000 From tui-. with re ehed np-
liaus-. It ran up osl..jOJ, the nisnest price
| p-rsoL VINO intends to uiace IT IN th" Corcoran
GALLERY, In Washington, and tn Huctioneef's
fn.f," " - receive. witn cheers Vel NanO-
leon went To tue s'ue piece. There WAS only
ine following list Of the pi',ure' sold con-
tam. in the order named tte numhet- in the
4 the ARTISTS, the names of the purcla a-er- IA
the trw c SOS wucre trev could ue '7c' ria'ncd'
s.le- w. sli4 4775: m king with the $i3s,eiO
rcai zed tn urst nlght sSl1,'l5.
So fnonsGi, ~ Tue ~aStiie." j. 6. nrcwa,
&c. s %, 'e ls So S1, lof,Sa ,' il X Brown ,75.
s. loo \ sulda, Moiu.u- ,u sprils,' zampain
iol-- TIE Cro;;gs % Is; ssesprr," o; s'ags $50
N.io4 me naiDor u .syh.e .ia'n. $40.
g. ~, Nouanasp NoSan sp ss.aus sscq, B,q.h' on 1000.
10 Mar.ns Wv ,cargSr. 80 De ha.s 's'h
\ 90" + rtrn, oi o,ir.,il COUPON lrum.
So no" Miniature Of Washington, painted from
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g. ia 7 ,id-lc Lc.. 1n." vau r. ,3u.
y III co. 'iuinL t!r Nr~s. : "s't. t5il
\ li Hul. ana NAIl aIlN
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So 10" Tie Ncs s.s.rl," Meyer Won Bremen,
60 81" las M.'scrs ci lie inaoctat.." Robe
So 1873" Panty counc!. ratr vi ,..rd, 1890.
g. IL I.e rs. c,a. p1n,,s VI ), oes
&c. ~ 10 ro5,r.Ici ( l. pur;a4 El%i .,sS,
e. Ad4aas sn.a s4y'y,as P.s a% nIi,S% f a ..'
No. l-v-" trui Piece, SAINT jean ,l',An. 400
81 iSIi-"N Ni%ater % see stsle n nonanS" K,ts il ek
''S>'"' iaa The story o, the BA.ue," De vreadt
''[',. l8l-'A Norway Torrent. Achcnoacn. 5000.
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~ H. llte'1 la5i i1' i,a'u 'iiI Kaaai ''' .soo
: isS fsmsu Laa,sd4oe ana catiic" y,r6oc k
, SO ~ Portrait OF tn Artis'." Washington Al
N'.'n r.aln, ats coming into the narDor OF
80. w. ~ina ItrA.,a ra,ro. smyrna" camps
; v "A strs Roach N,wpor'," Ricnarl. $500.
t ~. la -" The kuliiug ~rnuul.' AuNrr tl""t
Ao. li5 -" Auium0 M,ru,n. lin4sc pc and Cattle
so 40 " II h'ub Is nalts surpused b., P"pa / oops
,N'. II; . ra Fan" church. corcoran Gallery
e So u, airl'Sny Peasants a. Prayer" pron
. 50. iip Proclamation in Front of the Pantheon.
+ &c. 100" Lighthouse, Coast Of II laua." lie Poti'
q '$%',' 81 on the Way to the Bath" Bougucseau
= M l53-" Alpine View Mcyrlngen," n.ant
a S. l63-"lne Letter Writer OF venice.p Mdier
= 80" The Danger s'sn,l," McFalec ia7s.
Nu Loo" Tue iaih IurIush thc NU9d-, torol
- "a i5i-"mas sp u,n Gaze" Madrazo Il Il. plsnor
y, 80 l01-"lne fmnarsai,n." lsa,oc,y, ,iiooo,
4 ~. Too .-luns boA'' snu'et' At'eno''''J
v 'N%'..i r.opah pslrer," Sir Joshua Rnuonh
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- lii KUN, o uuNdrln Castle .,u' b. ,oI
a ,t.f flnrY ilHln,' Woo 'NlII I'll
A. ~ 4 ~rcIurel fronK.' keus. tL 1000.
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le son, j. e. Garrett, o. 375. "Leio
10 80. lsi -"T e nptauon OF st Anthony,
d No. isd-" NE Cock ar Pearl Fabl-) RorsSo.
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"a 80 ls7 Marine Dutch sldopns)" Gays, t3 500.
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10 srATUAlsY.
10 Bust Dimppolntment" b. f. Palmer, lHoo
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COrcOrln Gallery, Washington, * loo
n "Nor.au. Lriryr ."liruiie.t and inost Promo