New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-21
RIG PRICES FOR PICTURES.
owr MAN SPENDS OVER ONE HUNDRED
i THOUSAND DoLLARs-
.svvxNry.youR PAINTINGS OF THE ERWIN
n.,,s oorrrcr,oN SOLD FOR os.ooo-AN
,.s.souS puvrR PAYS seaooo FOR

.,,~,,,v v,rp PAINTINGS OF THE ERWIN,
/, nAv,s oornEcrIoN SOLD FOR eeosoOO-AN
!. uNKNowN BUYER PAYS ssSOoo FOR
~ ONE AND sl7soc FOR ANOTHER
r,..,,,,. ths peleroent weather last evening, the
- "a Avail sale OF the Erwin Davis collcc-
- :. ..,a+,nvs al Cbickering Hall was well at
$3.50 49, IRE love OF ART and the chances for good
sa..'ss,,. ,ronsbt out the buyers and collectors "a
-. nnn.hers than on Tuesday night, and the
ss-..,.sar among them for the possession of
$3.50 !, the pries was marked. The prices
,,,.,a biah compared will, the former sale.
~. -. ...,,aa 70 be almost aversion to Offer
- = h,ass IN the hundreds, tho majority OF the
..s ,nrr paintings selling for thousands The
",...,. ale OF scventy-four pictures amounted to
COOS st6 SsraDge 70 say, more than hall OF this
-. ,.os snent By one man. over $125,000 hav-
80 ,.s.ed ont of his hands. who is he P' was
..rAJ nv half OF the people In the house. But
srrstsry surrounds the identity Of this Man with
the Pictures as deep as that oS the :" Man with
the Iron Mask" lie was OF medium height and
handsomely dressed. IIis face was clcanly shaven
ave the gray musiaehe which covered his lip.
The chin was PROMINENT the nose Roman IN sh"pe
and the forehead broad and high. The head was
bald. The glasses which he wore were lazly toSse1
from his nose as in low voice he bid again ana
again In the THOUSANDS anu carFieo on "h VI '"0
prizes
:. on the dsy before the sale he called at the
Office of Ortgies q Co. and eSked what he should
do in order 70 keep his name secret in purchasing
the paintings at the auction. When told that he
could use o fictitious name he chose that OF
Leland II was learned that he had an address
in Wanst., but further than that even his bean
tiful wife, who sat at his side, would not 60
Il is consolation, however, TO know that he is
a resident of New-Yorh, and the gems which he
added to his collection viii remain in this city
He purchased Bastien Lepage's Joap OF Arc
which starting at $4,000 was finally given TO
him for s23,40o. Troyon's Pasturage in Nor
andy went 20 the same mysterious buyer for
s17.so0, as well as Delacroixs :" The Lion
Hunt and Rousseau's Sunset in the Pyre-
neessH for the former OF which he paid
SIT 500, and for the latter $500. But these
were not all J. Courbets Music for SI,OOo,
The 1 Ford for 81 600 jules Daprcs Land
scapc and CATTLE for $1,000, RonsSeaus sun
set for $4,000 Delacrox's Christians Tor
81 ,soO Corot's I'm the Woods OF Mareoussis' for
$500 Roasseaus Interior Of p r9Ecs for for
$500, Troycn's At Rest for $4,000 anu
MiebePs Landscape and Figures for 'Sl,3fo
were also taken by him.
: The names Of many OF the purchasers couiu hoI
Head for 5000, and Richard d Co, Charch's
Twilight in the kdirondacl1so for $500 man
Who's name was given as Charles l. Barnum
Secured Courbet's Marine" for 81 ,00e and P1iie
!, sSancho-P anza before tie Duchess for $2,4o9.
rsishard Il Co also purchased Corot's :" 4 Wood
End Path The painting of Innesss Morning
was sold for 81, $50, and NunlIacsys The HAY,
makers for g., 90, both prices being consiaered
ton. S.,,.,;,., 10 q list of 4he paiutingS which