New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-12
THE Sa;NEY SALE BEGUN.
DIsPosING OF MASTERPIECES OF ART.
ONLY LITTLE OVER $4,000 REALIZED FOR

NINETY.NINE PAINTINGS.
The sale Of the Sency collection Of paintings was
begun at tho Assembly Rooms Of the Madison square
Garden last pgi ninetynin of the total 307 being
disposed Of. They brought trine over sllo'ooO
which, according TO Thomas f. Kirby. the auct"hee''
Is Just about half what Mr. serey paid for them. Ihe
handsome hall comfortably filed with art lovers
Of this city and other places and the arrangements o
the sale were gel orally admirable The picilreS Wcrc
exhibited on the stage in front Of a crimson curtain
and each sold blue curtain was dropped
before IT, and 1t replaced by the next on the lst'
The sale under the direction of the American All
Association
large part Of the purchases were made in inc
names OF dealers who represent private buyers
NJ Moatagnac az Paris. bought n considerable mum
Der OF the picture offered and, 1t is said will iaNc
them back to Fran &c with him. The first few pictures
offered did not IL tch large prices No. 10, RoybetS
Dividing the Gamt' being the first 10 pass the SlOoo
mark. 1t sold for $3.50. Knauss "Bcttlna' was
the next 10 bring good sum, selling for Sl.o75 The
bidding on Constants Herodias- so spritless
that it limped along at 50 step for time, $l'o-'
being the selling price.
Soon, however came n batch of paintings which ma
teriay increased the average for the evening INC
first Corot put up. The Environs Of Paris by name
was knocked down for $1,000, and Daubigny's The
River Front" which Of the 100 masterpieces
exhibited in Paris in 1883, went for Si''oo'
A Daz then sdh for $3.50. Dnpre LOT
$500, and Rico for $1,000 The announcement
that the last mention ID was bought by the Corcoa
Art Gallery of Wash ngon drew forth the spectators
applause. a hum OF admiration passed around "hch
the curtain was drawn from before DelacroAs "Ihe
Lion in the Mountain, which fetched S3025. Niberts
The Forbidden Book reached higher figure
| S4lOO Pictures by Guy, Shrcyer, Julien Dupre'
! NicOl Dcfrcggcr, stevens, sala, d. H. Knight "Hu
Clairin also went above the $1,000 mark
The last picture ex hibitcd Jules Breton's large
| canvas called the brittany WaShcrwomen,' WHICH
sold at the Morgan sa 1e for $4,000 some ono
| rather hesitangly I'd $1,000, but the auctiohoef
| protested against starting such low figure NJ
Montaicnac OF Paris offered $1,000. No urging coud
cause any one else Ia 20 beyond That hGIe' 80 1'c
picture went for that sum, which was the highest
| price of the evening.
The sale viii be Continued this evening at the same
Mace BEGINNING at : :: 30 O'Clock. One hundred ana
two pictures will he .,od. These include paintings
nv nearly all the prominent artists who were repre-
scnted at last nights t., and in addition Me'Soor
Bowl Players in the No at Antilles, ana houSseAu
&" The Old Oak Tree aid Evening The paintings
TO be sold today and tomorrow will be on OK
hbition at the American Art ASSocia'iohs "''i''''
| from a NJ. to ! p. IN to-day.
Following is a complete list Of the pictures SOFA
| last night with the names Of the buyers and the
prices paid:
.vioet." by Caga; Geargo a. HeaFn, @o'.
Tho Ravine Road" by Michel; L. Crist DelmoAieo
$50 ~ an
| "sunsct" by Inness eichard s. Co., $40.
| Morning" by Jacque; J. C. Kueko" $50 NJ.
The Brunette" by Jae iueti NJ M'n''isnA'' Vi rams
"a constantlnOple Mar, IT," by Paslni L. Naum6afs
$40 -. -. -, Mon.
teal s725 .,.o
! "Flora" BY Heber; Kn, elder & Co.. Sl'o'
"Fveninq GLOW ." by Wy an1 J. NJ. Lichtenau, s2oo'
"The Hunter" by KokiD nov Pous'ot Z Co.: StIo'
"The Rose" by BoughtoiT hnoedi"r Co. I'D
"pyiding the Game" by ioybeti James Ror' o. " on
| real. $3.50. - w. .ooo
| "vew Of Dordrecht," by Bogss j. W. Powers s-oo
The Toilet BY r. D. NJ llet; y. J. Rooh'' 800
"peyotion" By stevens; Knoedler 4 co. lon oTdeF''
| .,rbe Re,lrn from the Nnds." by Won PcttenAd L :
| L. Crist Delnonlco, $50 .o
"I7e ola Hcmc" by WA Mt; II. y Slater 500.
| "uunter Resting the Inn" by Baron Leys' ff"hA
| T. palmer Of Mer.den. Conn, $3.50.
autumn Landscape" by I.Ifarge Dr. Charles Carroll
Lee. slG0.
..nne Culprt" by L. JOHN a~Li j. foAcfoft Coie OF
| Boston, 800.
The rlsnerman's Children" BY Isr4el Samuel unt'r'
meyer. $3.50. ~ ., ,.,..
.Ierod.a,' by Constant lie man ilshtman 81 90
An old windmill by Cain Herman schau' e. %.
"Fading LIGHT" By HoueAtas; FRANKLIN Murphy 500.
| The In,ilons OF Paris ~ Cofcti ILofoA DAVIS
| ~ pivor r,cntn by Dauh my; Theodore NJ. Davis.
| g., 700
| '.rt 7-ouc-. ;, b, Dccanps; Il lciard & Co.. $3.50.
| In die Vvoois.' By DI.l. Bl4 issee & Co.. sl+1o
.',tr,c " nv pupre; NJ Moa 4ignac Parl-. $500.
Woods n Att, nm" BY X SaslA CZECH J. H. Nf""
| soo-
.G-,,df,ther's Commission" By Ioycnden Warner Van
| Norten. $500. ~
Flower, and FRI it," by Vollon Reichsrd Co.. 5000
| =. rho p,ns. n the Ndiee," o, Rico; Corcoran
| ,.,,ry - v,-hiugton al 800.
springtimc Mcdneld. Mass" by Inness; q, A.
! WINTER BY Mauve; Knoodlcr a Co.. $500
| ..1,o Wapacr.rr by Ierolle; q. W. Powers. OF
| Korhe,ter 81 800.
"a Rustic Rose" by Bnaus Rel lizard & Co., 81 $50
The Windmill by Iroyoni knt eyer Co. F"Oo'
Tho Cov..,eepcr" by Van Ma tie l. Crst Del