Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-22
Auction Art.

"A genuine oil painting for 50. frame in
cludeG, was on q painting in front Of store
10 Eigb' avenue II WAS landscape view,
size 22x36 inches. and it included mountains,
water, trees aud ruiued castle The paint
was laid on thickly, an it had shiny ap
pc france. as il it had been cleane,l and var
nished for the market. IL was not y wor I
o high art, but it did seem as if the CANVAS.
paint. frame aud labor must have cost more
than s., aud the reporter. dis ring to in
ves igate, went in and interviewed the deal
or.
..Is that genuine price-$3? suppose
j. is some old daub fixed up?"
| mot at all. It is brand new painted
within mouth, and now first offered for
sale"
show can you sel it so cheaply?'
| Easily. It only cost me- 50. That is the
price by the dozen bought it from tue
| wholesalers.
! The Wholesaler was found in a sub cellar
in Broadway, few blocks below C.na' St
ret On the Wiz were pictures in very
: bright glsriny colors
Picking out one Of the same siz. rs that
in Eight avenue, The repOr er as led: GLOW
much do yon pay for thes-?"
From fifty cents to dol ar.
"Of course y"u huy from the artists?"
"Oh no. We buy them in qHantit es
| from men who col ect them fir m thearti>ts?'
''rhen the profits + the midi emen have
| to be tax n from the fifty cents?'
''Yes; that's IT,"
How can the artists afford to sell at such
low tigures?
'rhey don't make any thing bv it. They
on " get back the c st of the pigments thew
use 1t is the practice thar pays them. An
artist has to paint Il good many bad pict-
ures before he Can do good work. These
pict res re of no use to m. md he ST Is
til m for what he ngt Of course they
do hot de. end on the of these pictures
for a living, tn ugh sometime an artist ma,
dash off . few in Il day t "a, make two or three
d liars"
The dealer showed paintings 1920 inches
that sold for S2l IA dozen and another st, lie,
22x36 inches for 500 dozen.
DO You ever expect t. sell higher
C ass of paintings?'
Yes Oar object in these pictures is to
bling out hidden talent, and to cultivate the
p pu ar taste in art. The artist improves in
time, and does better work Persons buy
these pictures. and by contempt ting th-m,
learn to desire som eth ng better. Every ma,
desires tn ornament the Wa - of bis home if
he can get pictures c cap enough. We aim
to supp that want by sc ing ow art-way
dOwn-the work of amateurs
How many art SITS are doing this kind of
work in this cit,?''
about $50: bnt we get lots of pictures
from Philadelphia and Boston The suppl,
varies Sometimes We receive two or three
hundred q week. and then again we ma, get
only SO pictures
do you sell man,?'
"ihe business is unlimited. We sell al
We Can get"
"Who are the purchasers?">
''Tle country trade Men who have dry |
goods stores in country towns, We send a
great many West Last week sold 100 |
paintings, 23x36 incneS, to u Cincinnati
lea er at 81 each To-day send ut Sever.
al dozen to Montana. where they will retail |
+ $50 each @ I'M ~ people buy them and |
hang them in their par ors "
How about the frames?"
They are nodded p astrr, with Ger.,ania |
or q minimum gilt. The latter casts the most.
and rs lasting AS gold The frames are t e
chief item of expense
''How long has this business of whole
sailing low art been i existence?"
1.-Two years. IN Y. Sun.