New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-27
MRS. MORGAN'S PICTURES.
THE SALE TO TAKE PLACE NEXT MARCH.

PAINTINGS WORTH MILLION AND A HALF-s1L-
| YER PORCELAIN AND OTHER TREASURES
| An important art sale has just been set for
March g. und . next. 1t Will be conducted by the
American Art Association and will comprise the paint
ngs etchngs engravings. brcabrac, ourios and silver
| or Mrs Mary J. Morgan, who died last summer IL Is
said that no similar sale has approached this In
magnitude except that OF the effects OF The Duke OF
Hamilton His collection valued at ~, 100000 be-
fore It left his house. The property which is to be SOLD
for the estate of Mrs Morgan is estimated to be worth
nearly as much. Mr.. Kirby of tho American Art Assoc
citation, that with the towels included 1t VIII reach
| fully much
Commodore Morgan made his money in the iron bust
ress from which he went into steamships and railroads.
The Morgan Iron Works. which he sold TO John Roach
still bear his He had the NewOrlcans and Gal
weston line of steamers and widely Interested In
! other ocean ventures. Ie invested largely as a
capitalist in the construction OF the Houston and Texas
Central Railroad These interests he sold to T. Hun
tington and ssoclates for large sum. HIS widow
began many years to buy valuable paintings hhe
became known n patron OF art and as paintings were
caaogued for sale she had private views OF collections
and enabled to take her choice These paintings
went into her home in Madison Square and were there
after unknown to the public except as she occasionally
loaned few OF them to private exhibitions. Some OF
the paintings bought by her have wide celebrity She
had upward OF three hundred paintings and their value
| il row roughly estimated at 81 100000.
TRIBUNE reporter who was strollins through tho
Lincoln Safe Deposit warehouse with ex-Postmaster-
General Thomas L. James day or two ago happened 10
upon this collection. It's deposited In the art ga
ery OF that Institution while being cataogucd and pre-
pared for sale. This art gallery Is something new In
safety deposit 1t liz the eighth floor OF the
new part and IA large iron bound with pale blue
walls lit up by two immense skyghts, over which iron
shutters can drawn at night for safety from fire.
haltdozen experts busy here numbering and cata.
| oguing the collection. There were also, number OF
etchers preparing for art Journals The pictures
are with few exceptions turned with their faces TO-
ward the wall in great stacks On long tables are the
vases and Oriental articles that form part OF the art
collection Scattered around the room were various
| articles OF gold and 81 ornamcntation.
The paintings include IL by Millc 10 by Daz, or 5
! by Rousseau by Meyer Bremen, by MISSIONER,
: by Van Marckc. 6 by Troyon.4 by Jules Breton by
Gerome 4 by Bouguereau, by De Melville, by VI
BERT and : by Corot Some of them havo already be-
come known to the public through exhibition at the
| Paris Salon. The best known Mllet THE Girl with
the DistaM" Il represents maiden seated on bank
! with dstaT in her hand. engaged In work. Another
celebrated Milet is THE Bean Gatherer" This is the
picture Of the artists mother the garden gathering
beans. with home in the BACKGROUND. 1t
WAS owned at one time by Mict's lifelong friend and
patron Sensier who wrote his life. The Dazos are all
forest scenes The pictures by Meyer Won
| Bremen are, with ono exception. small in
SIZE. The exception represents girl go
ing home in the twilight. She stands on a
hi amid rcn aferclow that the artist has reproduced
with v.vidncss. The most famous Mel79oher Is Inc
Ncdctc." AhUrscman an cEiucn q oycrlooks vdI-
ley III an October landscape VINCE dul un3 saq or
feet bY An old Brittany MIL ana strrd " iur-
basis. There number OF large cows IN the
foreground ana small ones In the background peas
| apt woman coming out OF the mill Is the one human
! hiure. The principal TroyOn is magnificent shore
scene near NIler'. with storm coming up.
noteworthy painting is by JUGS Breton. entitled
THE Communicates" The scene f. laid ~ the artists
fgfF ffrrn l.
five thirty little malcns ROBBED IN white are passing
up to the old church IN the b.ckfFonnd Birds AZ" ny
stopped In the foreground and an old man. before one OF
the cottages is giving her silent blessing THIS picture
exhibited IN last years salon at Paris. When
seat over here 100 newspaper articles IN various Ian
IN scrap book wi It. In the Salon catalogue the artist
these stdn2a, has been translated Is follows;
Among the IRE Ii lillcs. and the new builng leaves
In this -prn tnc "a, huns ana nus N IN no roos
" rch ne onwa,d 20 mas rcnintl he younR bong
Your robes Of pur, lite where quiysrs The Azuiei
1he artist received Tor this paintnk n. 'rsei price
Gcrouc IL "A wrll-known subject An old man tulip
garden is prepared defend his last tulip. which mob
hp fever ono OF the Bougucrcans II The Nut O1in-
ercrs." The figures Two bare Legged children who
Ssge %r,sb Hno,bcr Honrne-con in the collection il
Holy Family scene The Mi-sonary'- story" by Vi
etc6ings A thin and raunt prlc. with tarered gar
mrnts ana travcIsiaincd appearance +. re-
| latiug his experiences CODclayc
OF sleek cardinals and church diGntIcs, who join Ia
laughter be tells OF his experiences and suhrrngs.
which they cannot appreciate. III" COro' ~ most prom.
iuencc Is a landscape entitled d" Lake NrmL"
Among the Eou.seaus is "Twllght." scene on tho
River Mouse. and the companion To tue piutng In the
sency collection, entitled Sunrise and which brought
fl2j0O at tho sale last winter This Is called tho inner
of the two 1t cost some > 5000.
The silver in collection i IN weight alone equal 70
he nrc stock IN any store In America WITH the pos.
exception of such manufacturing Establishments A.
those OF Tiffany. "hting and GOrham. one pair ~
cand labrIs COS, $4,000. They wonderful pieces OF
the slyrrsmithS art.
The miscellaneous collection Of porcclains pottery,
and rare articles of vcriu5 estimated 10 he worth as
much The collection OF paintings. In Oriental porcc
lain Ms MlrXHu hal secured pieces that inner
than ANYTHING IN the Waters collection at Baltimore AZ
a collection of Oriental porcelain pure that !, probably
the finest collection In this country. Mrs MOrgahs col!
lection Of general character. aud ln tins
sp"ct had no equal here. one chinese " peachb"w
vase ahout inches hish. purchased by her dt
"a cost of So 900 ami j. said to Ice worth the price.
A collection OF ctchngs and cnETdyin2s, Including
Wuch that rare and valuable i pat or the lnlcnicd
sale. The estimated value Is $4,000.
Mrs MorgAu's diamonds ani jewels are not included
and precious FOnr or her diamonds cost over
$4,000 each. She Commodore MOrgals second
wife. He left children aud shc got all his property
Her heirs four sisters who not IN rch ctcum-
They HiOus 10 have the sale take place
before the holidays but II Impossible To get the
catalogues ready In so short time. The catalogues
will be costly with nj least twenty-five representations
of such paintings cen he reproduced with the best
American Art Associations rooms, in Twenty third-st
IN the middle OF Fcnary. The sale viii be by auction
at Chickerng Han on the date' previously named.
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