New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-19
MILLIONS in PICTURES.

MILLIONS In PICTURES.
"a Art Treasures I'm the Galleries of Rich
! New York; rsTh Art Center
Of the World.
J New Yorklis becoming one of the
greatest art centers in the world, = said
dealer in fine pictures to a NeaO York
Nail and Express reporter recently.
II Surely sic, 100000, and probably
more, are invested in the pictures which
hang on the walls Of private galleries
in this city. The majority of these pic
lures 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 appreci-
n alton of art in this country. This IS in
Sithe main due to the frequency with
which Americans make European tours
Isd visit the foreign studios and gal
poiies. Americans have thus been en-
'nghyd to study the works of the old
1sters as well as the modern school
Eays result has been that they purchase
Il more intelligently and discriminatory.
The pictures in eighteen private gal
1eries in this city are actually worth
$4,000, Ooo''
What artists have furnished most of
the pictures to these galleries?"
These collections are composed of
the best examplesof celebrated modern
painters, both foreign and American.
r Many of the best works, especially Of
q French art, have forced their way into
this country Very many of the mas
terpieces of Troyon, Millet, Corot, Du-
pre-, Diaz, Danbigny, Meissonier, Ge-
come, Bouguereau, and Cabanel among
Frenchmen, Knaus among Germans,
and Alma Tadema among the Dutch
Il have been drawn from private collec-
issions in France and elsewhere to the
spalatial homes of our merchant princes.
Nm addition to pictures, large and yalu
CrSe collections have been made Of OBJ
nltts of art, bric-a-brac, and interior
Can you tell me about some of the
finest collections in the city," asked
She scribe.
81 can tell you of some of those on
which over 100000 have been expend-
4 ed @ The gallery of the late William
a.. anderbilt heads the list The pic
lures which hang on the walls of the
= Fifth avenue mansion are estimated at
a4sI 900. 900. This collection shows
three Meissoniers, three Millets, two
fsorots, three examples Of Diaz, several
alipres and De Neuvilles, several
(Jeromes, Detailles, Alma Tademas,
i, Baron Legs, three Rosa Bonheurs, sew
II eral 3 onguereaus, and three specimens
| lof Knaus. Other artists represented
gre Domingues, Madrazo. Millais,
Y dseer, Turner, Jules Breton,
lshreyer, Louis Leloir. In all there
about $50 works.
Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt's gallery
eslVorth $300,000 and in it are to be
Shnd examples Of the works Of Gruyere,
lima Tadema, Alfred Stevens, Millet,
Syiaz, Corot, Rousseau, Dupre, Fromen-
~ Gin, Bouguereau, Domingues, Alsary,
Vantree, Van Marcke, Ziem, Munkaczy,.
H and Rosa .Bonheur.
ia the collection of Mrs. Marshall
~ Roberts, which is worth $500, 900,
fssare works by MISSIONER, Paul de la
Roche, Stevens, Clay, Schreyer, Hans
4 Van Marcke, Gerome, Detaille, and
NJ 10 T.. Millet. Besides these are the
i historical piece, Washington Crossing
the Delaware by Leutz; Church's
Sunset in the Tropics and several
|9tsxamples Of Troyon, Meyer Won Bre-
Smen, Florent Willems, Verboeckhoven,
George III. Boughton over two hun
I sdred works. Mrs. Alexander T. Stewart
els the owner of Rosa Bonheurs cele-
!. DRAFTED Horse Fair valued at $50, 900;
4 Meissonier's grandest picture. The
Battle at Friedland,' for which the
artist was paid 100000; Gerome's
death Of the Gladiator and sChariot
Race a grand Knaus, fine Erskine
S44Nieol, several Troyons and Mackays,
d s&wo fine Zamacoises, Church's
Niagara ,''--the picture which first
brought that artist prominently before
9he public, two large Bouguereaus,
gEo large Millets-in all about 200
futures, valued at nearly $50O,Oo0..
aos Robert T. Stuart has about $50
g ssbs, q number of which are by the
rtsEnqccan artists Durand, Kensett.
Eastman johnson, Boughton, and
eGignoux;; also important pictures by
Munkaczy, S. hreyer, Troyon, Madrazo,
Bouguereau, Merle, Firmin- Girard, and
Meyer Won Bremen. They were valued
~ a I,o,,t 5@050 non Miss % II, or;,,o r