Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

frere, and, being much younger than ne is
now, he thought he was producing quite an
effect, and he had, too, for everybody turned
round to look at him.
''The reserve price of this water color by
bennington" said the auctioneer, with a
pitying smile on poor Wolf, ''iS $4,000
francs,'' and it sold for 1000 above those
figures.
THE sECRETAN COLLECTION
is one that will be talked Of long after il has
ceased to exist, and though the auctioneer
may knock down canvasses one after an
other, be cannot so easily dispel the remem-
brance of the gallery which Secretan formed
in the Rue Money. 1t is a splendid man.
sion. that in which tie ex-President of the
Copper syndicate lives, and there in the
heart of Paris, surrounded bv large park,
the gentleman who from nothing grew to be
millionaire 20 times over. sat and contem-
plated the works of the greatest masters in
his leisure moments.
He was only a few years, as time goes,
making his collection, and it is held to be
worth as much as e10. 900, 900 or e12, 600, 900
in round numbers. Everyone mas heard of
it, and vet very few know what pictures he
really owned. The best modern and several
ancient masters are well represented. l
should have to mention Hobbema, Peter de
Hooghe, Franz Halls, Rusdael, Rembrandt,
Van Dyck, Metzu, Velasquez, Holbein,
Gerard Dow, Ostade, Van de Nicer de Delft
and Teniers, if told you OF the ancient
masters, and all of them, are worth more
than the mere printing of their names. The
art of the Netherlands shines in this collec-
tion IN all its majesty; and, though that
L. lnl ~ ,Eal
Admiral boasted he would sail up the river
Thames with a broom fastened to the top
mast of his vessel, the unperishable glory
of the nation is recognized In the genius of
We master painters, some of whom 1 have
Just recorded. The Interior Holiandaise"
ofPeter de Hooghe attracts and fascinates
with its radiancy. The "Man With the
Cane" by Franz Halls is that of a person
well satisfied with himself, and is in the
masters highest expression. None of De
Keyser's works elsewhere are superior to
his portraits in this collection. The "Man
in Armour" by Rembrandt is simply
marvellous, and this with the "Horses OF
Stakeholder" by Paul Potter, the "Inter-
rupted Came" by Ostade, and 'The Five
Senses" by David Teniers, all once formed
part Of the celebrated San Donate gallery,
and were conseerated works of art long be-
fore they entered into the mansion of the
Rue Money.
FAMOUS OLD MASTERS.
Indeed, grand art of the ancient school is
well revealed in Secretan's collection, and
those who love the old masters will be able
at this coming sale to possess themselves of
important works, if they feel like paying
for them. Nor can less be said of the
I7.ov ob ,,ainterc of 4bie nnntrry nj tboso
artists whom Americans most admire are
represented admirably. There is Jules
Dupre canvas to be sold which possesses
such great power that eminent critics de-
clare il renders him the equal of the great
est landscape painters of all times. And
there are Corots, Milletts, works by Rous-
seau. Diaz, Delacroix, Troyon and De-
champs. When Corot was less known and
less liked than now he grieved some, be-
cause our people beyond the ocean did not
appreciate his works, but once when Albert
Wolf was growing because the Americans
were buying everything the illustrious
painter said:
NDon't take umbrage at the leaving of so
many beautiful objects for America even if
thew are painted by other artists Art is
made to be seen and spread about and do
you count for nothing the honor foreigners
do us in appropriating our works? Let
them 20 on, and don't be alarmed by so
little. There will always remain glory
enough in France, and it will never be
forgotten"
In this collection is the famous Starting
for the Race at Rome" by Gerricault, and
there is a mastery canvas, "The COslman's