New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-01
SELLING sENEY'S PICTURES.
OVER $4,000 FOR NINETY-EIaHr WORKS
A LARGE ATTENDANCE. BUT RATHER DULL BIDDING
So 525 TIE HIGHEST PRICE.

LARGE ATTENDANCE. BUT RATHER DULL BIDDING
So, 525 TIE HIGHEST PRICE.
The interest taken by the public in the sale
OF the seney collection which for time has been on
view at the Of the American Art Association, was
shown by the large attendance at Chickeng Hail. where
the sale pegan last night Half hour after the doors
opened the ground 1oor Of the hall was entirely
filed and by the time the auctioneer Thomas E. Kirby,
stepped forward the gallery hal but few vacant seats
Adms gained by tickets only, and OF these the
number issued calculated simply to fill the hail.
Among those present were many ladies' Before the
evening the vacant seats not only hiled
but of the standing was also occupied There
were many weil-knou faces in the rows which gazed
with eager attention the carefully lighted, crimson
draped EASEL which received In rapid succession one
striking picture after another. The picture dealers
well represented and In their ranks were
found OF the most liberal bidders Artsts' 100.
we're there some of whom the doubtful pleasure OF
seeing their pictures knocked down ut prices rather less
than given 10y the original purchasers Stock brokers'
merchants Of leisure with sprinkling OF those
who were evidently attracted by curiosity alone, made
VI the gathering. Brooklyn the original home OF the
collection WAS represented by s. V. White, d. e. Lyle,
H. II. Chapman, L. w. Buchanan, j. Il. Martin and
Aaron Healy. Others present were j. D. slayback. g.
g. Chaplin, Henry A. Hnrlbut, w. Camp H. L.
Hotchkiss Alexander Mitchell. Francis White, W. e.
Conner. X. Knoeder, L. G. Demonico, william schaus'
Juus Oeln, Mr.. Obrig and Mr.. Powers OF Rochester
At twenty minutes TO the adctioDeer raped Iot
order in few words preiaced the sale saying snat
absolutely without reserve He then asked Tor D,a on
s f ss Fro% SIS the bids ran up to $3.50 at
they stopped and the picture was sold lahdscape py
" ' Buchanan, for 500, and Coming storm" by
wah6crg HaIsed for $50 The first S r1
MANN on which the bidding brisk and reached the
Of 200 From this point the e5s SCORE UrcS Of s5
being paid by schaus for DE Beaumonrs Old Beau"
BY the Shore" by Stevens then brought 500, ana
Inv
ton Grison's Market Day then brought some good
bidders to the 'front.' and was svsnaa knocked
bought by Mir. Powers, for $500. ana knoeder olu
$175o for Jules Dupre and got at hat price ~ ~
Guidei $40 for Riciet, The Path through the
Woods" by Diaz about winch there has been some con
Waser. Of Minnesota, bought. Druidess" by Herbert
on the easel. there burst OF applause from the
spectators. evidence as were the prices realized OF
the increasing estimation in which american artists are
held by pictnre-buyers. Fsn slory. by the Eng
sn arlsi sader brought and Its wa
1860 while fine Curot brought 81 900 after much lag
eng in the bidding s e1nsn 9y NJ
what. Delort's Richelieu" bringing $i,425. and a
Romeo and ae the bddnS Vas long
and at times lively. and 1t finally knocked oown for
picture last night Then W f. Connor gave yi.o5o Tor
PaImaroli: aud =. V. White $500 for me ittle
White for 800. while Constant Mayers Lords Day
rapidly up to SilOO another evidence OF Tue
dsoDsition to favor home artists winter scene by
Kowslsk was bought by +. Langion. for 1878. while
small water-color by Geome with which the ancuoneer
apnoi,ncr1, a telegram from the artist tesllying TO
it's genuine would BROUGHT $500 from Knee der
The last uioinre OF the evenings sale. magnificent
Hobcrt Ia voix Celeste" brought $1,000 from ID. e.
Lyle. ,,, --..,- -.,.,
be sale was time particularly exciting notwifh-
standing the large Attendance. hut the prices brought
were considered satisfactory by the majority OF dealers
present in many they were far below I'm some IN
stances slightly above thse paid by the owner OF the
collection The total OF the evenings sale was Soisoo
for the pictures sold list of the pictures
sod with the prices and the artists, IN alphabetical
order follows: