St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-02
sECRETAN's ART TREASURES
Millet's Evening Prayer" Sold for
Fortune,

PARIS, July 1.-The sale of M. Secre-
tan's collection of paintings was begun
to-day. There was large attendance.
Many foreign galleries were represent
ed. No. 63 in the catalogue was Millet's
"The Angelus" evening prayer. For
this famous picture there was spirited
competition. The bidding started at
100,0 600 francs. Mr.. Avery, of New York,
offered 100000 francs. Just as bid of
500, 600 francs was made the auctiOneer
declared M. ProuSt the buyer of the
picture. NJ. Proust, who was acting for
the MuSee De France. had bid 5U2,0 600
francs. The American bidders protest
ed that the auctioneer had been too
hasty. After an excited discussion M.
PrOuSt yielded to the auctioneer'S ap-
peal to allow the sale to be resumed.
The Americans bid up to $4,000 francs,
M. Proust finally purchasing the picture
for sos, 900 francs.
The days sale realized 3.655,00
francs. A majority of the pictures were
bought on commission, and the real
buyers are not known. An agent of the
Boston Museum of Arts was in at
tendance. Seven modern and eighty
nine ancient works are still to be sold.
destined for London. The largest prices
obtained were as follows:
No. 2, "Morning" (CoroD, Sc, 5000 francs;
No. 3, ''Biblis'' (CoroD, $4,000 francs,
bought by Odelet, of Brussels; No. g. "A Roe
Cover (CoubeD. $4,000 francs, bought by
Proust; No. 8, THE Return of the
E6 10 osepS s6d 4 b. His Bros
ers'' Decamps), 10000 francs; No.
IL, ''The Expert Monkeys (Decamps),
7O,OOOf No. IL. "The Singer" (Decamps),
$4,000 francs; No. 13. "Turkish Exeeu-
t tRn Rse"mps 1890 sSo francs No IL
6ecamps], $4,000 francs: No, i6.
"The Return of Christopher Column
bus" ODE La Croix), $4,000 francs;
No. II, The Tiger and the SERPENT, Ode
the Huntress' DiazJ, u, 900 francs, bought
by Montagnac for America; No. 20, 1.-THE
Descent of the Gypsies' (Diaz), $4,000
francs; No. 81, Venus and Adonis'' Diazl,
$1,000 francs: No; %, Banks Of River
Chfffa Pass Fromentin), $4,000 francs;
No. 81, Hawking (Fromentin). Al 900 fr;
No. 80, "a welding in the Church Of Delft
Qsabey1, 5000 francs; No; 80, THE CUR
by the Due d'Aumaie; No. 40, Play
ing at Bowls in the Meats Of Au-
tibes'' (Meissonier), 44,500 francs; No. Al,
1.-THE Wears Wine" (Meissonier), 10000 fir;
No 40, .'Phe Painter and the Amateur"
man writing a letter, (MeissonieD, $500;
No. "A, 1.-THE Bowl Players at Versailles
OIeissonier), II 900 francs; No. Do, The
Three Smokers" Meissoniep, $4,000
fsnes NE es 46 aBowl PaysrS 5 ag
(hfeissonier). $4,000 francs: No. 48,
The ''Reading Of the Manuscript (Meis-
sonier) $4,000 francs, No. 40, The
Reader On rosy dressl, (Meissonier), Co.
ier) $4,000 francs No 81, The Smoker Red
costum (Mefssonier) $4,000 francs No. So,
The re Sea aeo gn whi5s Helss T6e
No. Sc, Recital of the Siege of Berg-op-
Zoom" Meissonier), 20, 100 francs; No. 90,
THE Hut of the Coal Men, (Rosseau), 75,-
600 francs, bought by Blateske No. SO,
THE Farmer in the Wood (Rosseau, 5s,-
Jean de Paris (Rosseau). $4,000 francs;
No; 76, ''Fording'' GTroyon), l2oo,-
the Pasture (Troyon), 5000 francs;
No r. Pasturage in S No l:n6deo iTroyo4,
Cows" (Troyom, $4,000 francs: No 81,
'Sheep in the Forest (Troyon), $500
francs; No. 81. THE Poultry Yard
Troyon), $4,000 francs: No. 81,
w SssqS color am9 @sscam ns frances
No. 80, THE Serenade'' a wafer color de
Loir 16,5OO fraacs; No. SO, THE Chess
Players (Meissonier), %, 500 francs; No.
"a, "a Bully (Meissonier). 900 francs;
No. 81. "a GsDtleman Curling His Mus
tache" GIeissonieD, 10. 100 francs; No. 100,
'A Peasant Watering Two Cows CMilleD,
% 900 francs: No. IOI. 1.-THE Shepherd
Girl (Mille), 25, 200 francs.
The pictures generally fetched more
than NJ Secretan paid for them. An eX-
ception was Arab Fantasia" by For
tuny, which cost $4,000 francs and was |
sold for 24,3OO. Boussod Valadon
Camps, and "The Bowl Players
at Versailles" and 1.-The Amateur of
Paintings" by MeissOnier. Sedelmayer
bought "Fording," by Troyon. The
Duke of Marlborough and other promi-
nent Englishmen were present, but no
important pictures were taken by Eng
Iish buyers. The chief purchasers were
Frenchmen and Americans, with few
BelgianS.
BOUGHT BY GENEROUS AMATEURS.
LONDON, July "A Paris dispatch to
the Standard says that M. PrOust pur-
chased 1.-The Angelus" at the Seeretan
sale for group of amateurs who
dubbed together to prevent the picture
leaving the country. They are to pay
400, 900 francs. while the government
pays 153, 900 and the expenses of the
sale. The picture will be presented to
the Louvre. M. de BlowitZ says the
opposition in the chamber of deputies
will not dare to complain.
ARE ANGRY.