The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-22
MILLIONS IN PICTURES.
Art Treasures in the Galleries of Rich New
Workers.

New York is becoming one of the
greatest art centers in the world, said
dealer in fine pictures to Mail and
Express reporter recently. Surely
Sl0.000,000 and probably more are in
vested in the pictures which hang on
the walls of private galleries in this
city. The majority of these pictures
are, however, the production of foreign
artists, although there is quite large
number from the studios of American
artists.
During the past few years there has
been a marked and rapid advance in
the knowledge and appreciation of art
in this country. This is in the main.
due to the frequency with which Ameri-,
cans make European tours and visit
l. the foreign studios and galleries.
Americans have thus been enabled to
study the works of the old masters as
well as the modern school. . The result
has been that they purchase more m
telligently and discriminatory. The
pictures in eighteen private galleries in
| this city are actually worth $4,000, ,00O."
Can you tell me about some of the
finest collections in the city?" asked the
| scribe. q 4 4
Il can tell you of some of those ON
which over 800, 900 have been expend-
ed. The gallery of the late VIM. H.
Vanderbilt heads the list The pictures
which hang on the walls on the Fifth
| avenue mansion are estimated at ST.
100000 In all there are about 15n
| works.
MIR. Cornelius Vanderbilt's gallery is
worth 100000. In the collection of
| Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts, which is
worth $300,000, are works by Meisso-
Schreyer, Hans Van Marcke, Gerome,
| are the historical pieces, Washington
| Crossing the Delaware, by Leutze;
Church's Under Niagara and Sunset
in the Tropics, and several examples of
| Troyon, Meyer Won Bremen, Florent
Willems, Verboeckhoyen. George H
| Boughton-over two hundred works.
Mrs. Alexander T. Stewart is the owner
Of Rosa Bonheur's celebrated Horse
| Fair valued at $50, 1000; Meissonier's
grandest picture, the Battle at Fried
land for which the artist was paid
| 100000; Gerome's Death of the Gladia-
| tor and Chariot Race grand Knaus,
fine Erskine Nicol. several Troyons
and Mackays, two fine Zamacoises,
Church's Niagara the picture which
first brought that artist prominently be-
fore the public; two large Bouguereaus,
two large Mfllets- All about 2o0
pictures valued ut nearly half million
dollars. Mrs. Robert L. Stuart has
about $50 pictures, number of which
are by American artists. They are
valued at about $25O,OOO. Mrs. Cath
crime L. Wolfe has a collection of 120
works, valued at $3.50, Oeo.sE IL II
| Judge Hilton owns a grand Detaille,
and examples of Munkaczy, Boughton,
Bridgeman, Dupre. Jacque. Ziem, Ach-
enbach, Ed Richter, Gabriel Mus
about $50 paintings, valned at 5000. 900.
"Mr. August Belmont's pictures are
selected with great care. There are in
all about 100 works, and they are worth
over $35O,OOO.
"Mr. Jay Gould has very fine COL
lection. About l20 paintings adorn his
walls, and the lowest estimate to put on
their worth is quarter of million
dollars.
"In Mr.. John Jacob Astor's gallery
there are Gerome's The Death of
Cesar Charles L. Millet's THE Roll
CALL grand Vibert and examples of
Scion, Madrazo Hector Leroux, Preyer,
Meyer Won Bremen and others. The
collection is worth 100000.
'.Mr William Astor has examples of
Troyon, Meissonier, Cabanel, Munkaczy,
Scion, Van Marcke, Toulmouche,
Schreyer, Dominguez. Hector, Leroux,
Madrazo. Bouguereau-abo hundred
pictures in all, worth 100000. Other
valuable collections are Mr.. Jeremiah
Millbank's, worth 8l50.O0O; Mr.. Albert
Spencer's. worth S250,O00; Mr.. Josiah
NJ. Fiske's. worth SlOO,0O0; Mr.. Heber
R. Bishops worth Sl5O,000; Mr.. vii,
liam Rock kafeller's, worth. $500, 900, and
Mr.. Mills, valued at $500, ,o00."