New-York tribune., 1882-04-07
LARGE PRICES FOR PAINTINGS.
THE REMAINDER OF THE WOLFE COLLECTION SOLD
ABOUT $l32.00O REALIZED FOR NINETY-rIvF

THE REMAINDER OF THE WOLFE COLLECTION SOLD
ABOUT Sl32,00 REALIZED FOR NINETY-rIvE
PICTURES.
The sale of the Wolfe collection Of paintings,
which has been conducted under the management OF
George \. Leavitt * Co.. with r. SOmervillc rs auc-
uoneer, was concluded last evening ut Chickoring Hall
The attendance larger than tho first evening, and
ny haifpas nearly all the seats occupied, except
those at the ends Of the balcony and parque Among
those present were Wlsm Rockefeller, j. A.
Harper. Charles II. Truax, I. II. Butler,
NJ W. Cooper, Walter Watson II. T. Cox,
Andrew II. Green-who the previous evening made
some purchases in behalf of samuel J. Tldcn-J. I.
Harding Abort Spencer j. De Bret. Schuyler skaats,
Philip and Edward Van yalkcnburgh, A. Healy Il.
Graves, George Kcmp John Taylor Johnston, T. 7.
Gerry. T. NJ. Adams Mr. Dexter, mne
owner OF Denver. CoL w. T. Evans, Heber
X Bishop, H. Van Santvoord, Joseph Brown,
j. l.. Mott. j. d. Townsend Waller Richmond, T. Il.
Carol Raymond Claghorn S. T. Avery. L. A. Lanthier,
T. E. Kirby and John Ortdes. of Kirby's Art Gallery,
Mr. Williams OF the art house or Williams * Everett. of
Boston and representatives. Of the firms Of Doll Rich
ards, OF Boston, and OF KnOedler & Co and KOm Co.
The prices obtained were better than the frat
evening Of the sale Fortysix paintings sold for
$1,000 This gives the total OF the sale $4,000 in
round numbers for ninety1ye pictures which makes the
average Sl.3ss, the highest average that has been
reached any NewYOrk sale The list began with several
small pictures. which brought prices between 500 and
$3.50 only falling below 300 Pl,ssan's Revere"
sold to j. r. Harding. OF stamford, Conn, for $780,
and Faeros " MetcOrs" which was at first postponed,
finally Knocked down to NJ. Munez, Of the firm of
Esparclla * Munez, for $500 Geromes "vecd
Crcassan Lady" started at $1,000 and sold
for ~, 800 Diaz's Venus and Cupid" was bought by
Kohn IL Co. for S1,450 while Henner's " Idyls was
sold to Mr. Ward Tor $500, and Domingos - Aneien No
blesse' was bought by Colonel II. T. Chapman for $3.50
Jules Breons Peasant Girl OF Normandy ut Roadsi dc
IT understood. for Walter Richmond, Of Providence,
R.I,and CEJacquc's "The Sheepfold" bought by
T. Eyansof Jersey CITY, for 400 Bakkerkor's IAN Old
Dutch Bric-a-Brac Merchant" obtained by H. Bishop
for $500 Vbcrt's Palm Sunday, Seville" was knocked
down at $2075 and Oh appeal to the audience bid
of $500 received just IA the hammer fell was
not allowed. ID. T. Martin, OF Brooklyn, rur-
chased the Corot for 81 $50. and Daubgnys Twilight
on the Seine for s5lOO J. W. Preycr's Fruit and
Wine was bought by II. b. Lane for 27O0-it I'M
dcrsood in behalf of Of the AstOr family. There
was ripple Of laughter through the audience when the
unconscious coored porcrs placed IeiebTcs"L Femme
Couche upon the easel upside down. but the picture
finally sold for S}25 to Mr. Naudcryoort knocdler
CO. purchased Detaill's Combat for tbs Coors for
- 700 and Joseph Stone. Of the firm Of stone Il Cum
miugs bought Lelors The Zephyr for $1,000. DE
Conincks Wedding Ring" went 70 /. a. Lanthier for
sG25 aud Alfred Stevens Coquotre was sold to Mar
tin DAVIS for 600 The Becker brought S3,90O the
Ploiy 5000, the Cabanel, $500, and
the Bonnat was sold to j. NJ. Jackson
for $4,000 The last picture was Bougereau's Nymph
and satyrs" and IL was understood that $4,000 hal
been xcd rs the condition OF its sale. The first bid
50 OOO and another bid followed at OF SO 900
Here the bidding stopped for long time despite Mr.
Someryilc's pathetic pcadinGs with the audience until
finally 5000 vas oleIed and the picture was knoched
LIST Of the pictures sol with tic prices aud names OF
the artists: