New-York tribune., 1886-03-07
TIE GREAT PICTURE SALE.
CAPRIcIoUsyEss OF THE DIDDISG.
VIEWS or Mr.. AVERY. Mr. ScHACs AND OTHERS


viEws or MH. AVERY. Mr.. scHACs AND OTHERS
Rig PRICE, FoG TIE BRETON AND vIBHGr.
Clickeiing Hail had lost by p. m. yestcr-
day tho air Of great p!ciure-gaery which had cluug
around IT FOR three days The pictures which had been
stacked up over the platform had disappeared aud
were bestowed either in the houses OF their new owners
In tho galleries OF cturcd1icrs who took charge OF
them for their customers had purchased them for them
selves Tho general subject Of conversation not only In
the haunts OF pctareauyers but in other place Of
public resort the and the prces brought By the
pictures. Among those best qualified to judge the gen
era impression seemed to be that the bidding had been
extremely caprlcous. Prices had Deen realized for
some pictures out OF all proportion to their market
vauc while other work, had been obtained for extreme
ly moderate Samuel p Avery sat in his pretty
little office in Fifh-ave. and talked about the sale.
"Tho result Of it," said he "wlll be. / think,
beneficial, tho whole, to the OF art
Men who have turned their attention to plcturebuy
ing hitherto Will be likely do now, II only from
commercial point Of view. IT., they will argue, a col
lection formed under tho peculiar circumstances that
governed this has sold for \ nearly approaching
that paid Tor 1t. buying slowly and with
judgment can make worse investments than costly
picture buying. As a matter Of fact Mrs. Morgan did
not pay much for her pictures rs Ia generally sup
posed and the loss the whole comparatively
slight Mr.. Seney too said after the sale of his colcc
tlOn that OF his Investments had paid him so
we'll FOI my OWN part, can Only say lHdt Oi tIc
pictures that sold Mrs. Morgan the profit realized
exceeded $4,000 The Breton, OF course, brought far
than she paid for H. just Mr. Seneys Breton did
The Yiber thought, sold for entirely too much Niber
showed his original sketch and offered to paint for
commission large picture OF the subject OF any
size preferred for 10000 francs refused it and he
subsequently sold 1t to Goupl, of Paris from whom Mr.
Knoed procured II and sold 1t Mrs Morgan while 1t
was in bond here. The Meyer Won Bremens,
thought. brought large prices. did the Diazos,
considering what they were. On tho whole, however,
/ am pleased with the results OF the sale. These
large sales always do good and bring buyers to the front
who have not been heard OF before II ia Mt these dis
perais o! largo collections that many mon have laid the
foundation stone OF their collections"
William Schaus exhibiting with pride 10 his friends
the Rous for which he gave OJ0 and quoted
wcIkuoyyu Bnltm ore eonnoisseur ~ having said IL
the valuable picture in the collection "some
Of the prices PAID said Mr. SChaus, "Were absolutely
out Of reason and though our business is temporarily
improved by the boom it were, which art has re-
ceiyeC shall suffer from later The prices In Paris
viii lunp up as soon as the news reaches there aud We
shall have dIculty In pcrsuading French artists and
dealers that tho prices OF this week are abnormal.
Vibcrt for instance has several commissions from
his ordinary prices aud it Is more tnan possible that
when he hears that one OF his pictures has brousht
at large advance Many OF DIaz's studies-for
call them pictures-brOught extravagant
however a bargain. think and have
not the least doubt that shall soon mud purchaser
Mr. Knoedlcr also feels perfectly happy at his Invest
rumOr- he bought for himself aud not commission.
J. G. DelmOnicO thought that though the European ar
fists dealers would undoubtedly raise their prices
Immediately 10 would only take little hrmucss on the
par OF American buyers and dealers TO bring them to
terms " Pictures OF tho ordinary stamp" said lie,
"hayc recognized market value, and that cannot DO
upset by sale OF q - nature, where many pictures we're
bid for IN perfectly reckless fashion. Tho two high
prices OF tho sale for the works Of living men, who
VIII paint good pictures, or even better,
any time FOR much less money: In
fact they will have TO II they want TO sell Them Tho
large Breton by the way IA said 70 have been bought b.
Mr. Watson. not for n private buyer supposed.
hut for % roll NUus Institution OF Montreal which on
account OF tho semirrginus nature OF the painting,
was willing to 90 high as $4,000 for IT, The Ciynt
FOR whom Mr. Kuorder bid up 10 Sij 900 j. J.
nm of u. Paul whose wife Is Roman Catholic and
who bid mp that gute her account, II being the
only picture In tie collection that she particularly
wished for.
At the American Art Galleries Mr.. Kirby found
nursing his vocal for tho coming strain of next
week he VIII sell every day aud some evenings
lie expressed himself more than satisfied with the re-
suits the .de. Tomorrow afternoon AZ 23O The chi
no,e porcelans and japanese 0rOnzes aud clOsOnnea
will De- sold, including the famous Peach Blow vases
ON Thcsdsy afternoon the remaining pOrcclnns, tho
ivory caryinL the iacJuers aud tue suuJoNe8 VIII be
sold Wednesday the sUyerware; on wednesday
evening half OF the hooks lhutsdny after
modern ceramics Thursday evening the re-
naming books Friday afternoon the cameo glass anu
miscellaneous articles Saturday afternoon the glass
and sculptures Next Monday the ongraYings aui
ctchngs, including the Rembrandts will be sold Al!
these sAes take place at the American Art Galleries.