New-York tribune., 1886-03-06
RIG PRICES FOR PAINTINGS.
The MORGAN SALE REALIZES sss5,aoo.
A BRETON SOLD FOR s45,5oo AND ViBERr FOR
SOL. .5OO-MANY PICTURES OVER $4,000.

| S25 5OO-MANY PICTURES OVER 10000
The audience that assembled last night in
Chlckering Hall TO hear tho bidding ana III few cases
to bid themselves for the remaining pictures Oh tho
Morgan collection seemed to feel thoroughly
at home Popular interest and chat chiefly
centred on two OF the pictures oeforehand-the Vber
and the Breton both larger than any OF the other ex
anpes of these artists sold other evenings Sanguns
admirers Of Vibert thought IL possible thas "1he
Missionary" might sell for nearly S2o,oOO. while
the lovers of Breton venured the hope that Ihe Com
municants" might equal It's rival and perhaps slightly
distance It. Scarcely any OF those present. save those
who had made up their minds to purchase these pict.
urss had an Inkng the prices they were actually 90
ing TO bring.
When the people had grown tired Of adnirlns and gaz
ing on the Breton. which occupied the post
NJ honor before tue sale, Auctioneer Kirby
stepped from behind the red draparles and
took ND his position behind his church lectern,
making before ne began the salc his usual conventional
remarks but being betrayed into slip Oh the Tongue
which amused the easily y-tickled audience.
The first picture offered was the Faed, In DOUBT
which started at 900 and reached $1,000 being
knocked down to Herman Schaus for that sum- AIer
Conture had sold for $s25, Decamps, "Bazlars In
Cairo" started at $1,000 and rapidly ran up 70 9[i''
The small Bargue "a Sentinel which was tLeh cAIiD
ed was with burst OF applause anu 9OOO was
at once bid for It, "Nine-ten-eleven quickly iouO"eu
and then $4,000 was reached. Here for some time
the bidding hung fire until gradually adi onal $500
was added and the picture was sold for $lZ ZjVo FOE
Domingos card Players" Mr Avery gave ~ ~ aIter
q hard fight and then drop came, the next pie'uc' W
Ryder bringing only 1875, at which price v H. sutton
secured it. The first Diaz OF the evening,
"Repose after the Bath" went TO Edward Kear-
nev the well known politician, for $1,000.
For the Met next shown. " The Churner' the hrst
bid was 000 which soon increased TO 9SOOo ana
finally Mr. Kuoeder bought it for $500 1t Is SAID for
Charles Crocker, who usual, sat near him. The next
hrou nv 80 Martins
for which c. F. Huntington bid up to 5000 bat wa'
outdistauced by Nj Knoeder, who bought 1t lnay for
5000.
Applause greeted the first Van Marcke shown
entitled Cows in a Pool" which brought Sl,5Jo' anu
Erskne Ncors Pills for tue saxon" was also feco5
nized in the same manner though the bidding stopped
at 80, 800, for which Mr.. KnoedIer secured It, For
Wornss Spanish Fortune Teller tho sane bidder gave
50 05O and then the Detail!e' FLas-oihoer'' vas
loudly apanded S T6s Grt IT, y Id 6oS on d @ tI.n and
laughter aud applause TO $500 Sun the contestants
went on with 200 at e .m9 M fr Tr CrocEer
Honner's hcad "Fabioia' ran up To cblO2 ann! ap,
pleuse and then p. Huntington secured for "a 5OJ
Aubert's Love Quenchug His Thirst" Toe DiaA, Boy
with Hunting Dogs was started at 9Zoov a9t ran Up
to $4,000. AZ which Mr., knoeher i;cnreh -. ,dao Ho
| also bought TroyOns " The Pasture" lor ShlOV;
starting it at $4,000. from which IL ran q1,sA up TO
$4,000 and eventually TO the sun nauleL % tn
auconeers statement thai e the "a @Tge I @ "a an
Bsii.cour's Prisoner" 8. Rockefeller gave 5000.
BOu2uereauS
| Knoedler for S3.O5O, aud Mlliers Oathcrng Beans
started 49, 900 and ran quickly upt0 1870 for Dea
scarcelyhad s"Hunters Report apgea Ell through
the curtain when burst OF loud applause Steec1 ~
s. 900 was at bid for t and " slN-seFeh-eI>ht-
! Observation-Disclosures followed a. Ia5I IS the
| nmct oneer could take the bids. At this point Mr.
Huntington dropped aud tho contest narrowed down
To duel between Mrs. a. Il. ogden ana aiOhet buyer.
Inc ITrst Went for 300 Tho Two Dlu5sy
GOA the sene" aud ION the Marne" for sG20g S9t 1s
S5 500 respectively. the latter oelng DolSaI Ny ht
| Chaplin. Fortuny's Rare Vase" was bought ey g. a;
iyemf for - 6jO Rosa Bonheur's Deer III Fol-
est" for which $1,000 was first Id, r9a s'ealiy
up up GMa GGAioSia broRh ouseias
"A Mound, Jesude ris,, brought $9'tOe IRON i9a
Bree: nne neSo ng" which brought - oOO Messrs
| Avery anI Knoedlor then fought hart Tor DHpse,s
"Morning" which was started at $1,000 ME A'e'ys
cp.S ast S 4 or The2 SIR Knorder royo
Pssturags In Normandy FOR So5)U @ ana - re SeJn.5
WAS started az 900 and the accompaniment OF oui
| applause up to $1,000 For Perraut : " low, n.OWrr
ers Knoeder bid $500 Fromeutn'5 on the Ailo"
brought S. 600 and Herman schaus for Dla1ss" Per-
s'sn Knsuss Country store was bought By Mr.
Avery fer SGSSS ana For seep tn: HS a Avcy ''G I'D
$4,000 bat in order to get It had to raise his oner TO
nJp' o1 .seau s rwisht Herman .chaus then gave
$4,000 For Henners large nude g La source $lolOgy
the evening Vberrs Missionary" The applause which
followed rs 9PpeSrapaS was Oeg % 9G COO p ap
ton ton This went to $4,000 bid by r,,stj MT
qs Sfn @ Avsr; s addsd s5"S and iiss
comnet0r went UP $50 Mr. Huntington rlbbed ais clln
aud nodded to the atendant who saa %@o2Oo Iig 9 ,g
ven IS JforDupre's' symphony Ah!let sSPhhgt va
oa Ig agrSsuso ShI o to Mr. Kocdcr for
the picture of the evenlng Breonsi Connuhlcan,s, M ,
which began at $4,000 accompanied ,. " OG9 "t
SOD tie price gradually to S30oO0 at whicn sum
Mr Avery dropped OUT aud then np an nP a " went:
reached Then s4i,50o came and there, was
long pause s.,rv the ,tranea aue1'0n to "' high
decree Finally came the bid $4,000, and the ivory
s@cr last fell The parsiHaMSF 81 MoDyTso w@s w15 wSG
WA AS@s S9sr GE eoaR P1na sSs SS9 Gao3
WOOD Gatherers" sold to the Corcorln Gallery
TO Mr. Koeiler for ST. 100 and Troyons =" Cow CEASED
| inv n Dog 4" TO the buyer for S9,lOo due IaSs
picture sold wa. Van Mlrcke's NH Farm WHICH
0GnSn was bs that rs6 ss' B2cos RrSs,
TeS,'1od painted MSdo for Mr. Avery and sold
Sy mm to Mrs Morgsu S22 500 ouly two years ago.
Breton which brought about Sls0UO this was also sold
The average price paid Tor the eighty pictures sold at
night was S6O99. aud the average fof the wnoe -'o
PTbe following is list OF pictures sold last night with
the prices for which they sold. lilo artists names arc
| arranged alphabetically .,
AmaT AhRrI Tasml ISye Qaaaching thirst:
nargne he sentinel
BonneuG PssT tSTan IN sp1I MSer ana Guild 1850
bn,,C,rau Madonna, infant Savlo1r and 81 oo,
cJSHan, JOan cant, 455SS ESQ
Constable. I-n,t,Sn ~. - $3.50
CorT CorTt .......La Lake Ncm .....-..''.' AZ AZ
corot SSSus5 S5'sSF,ii ReDa5iicia ia5 . ~
1n,, ponvcret An orphan IA Church. 2@1o
psH5isny IN -. i,,. taS MHFes in afro 2i5S
DecanPs' '-''''' he Emmpns- 3tVV