Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-18
ART NOTES.

The following carefully prepared list is be-
lieved to include all the paintings that have
ever brought more than s10.000 at an auction
sale in this country, and the prices obtained:
John Taylor Johnston Collection, 1s76.-''Sol-
diers at Cards" MISSIONER, ell, 500; Niagara
Falls" Church, sl2, 800.
John Wolf Collection, 1ss2.-''Nymphs and
Satyr," Bouguereau, $1,000.
George 1. Stney Collection, lss5-"Evening at
f1nisterre, Breton, els, 400; Landscape"
Rousseau, $l2.500; Arriving at the Ball.
Defregger," $40. 500.
Mrs Mary J. Morgan Collection, Isss.-'Tn
the the library Meissonier sls, 525; "A Standard
Meissonier, $4,000: Calf and Cow" Rosa
Bonheur, $4,000: The Cardinals Menu"
vibert, Sl2, 500: ''The Missionarys Story"
s25, 500 The Sentinel" Bsrgue. Sl2, 800; The
Hunters Repast" knaus. sl6 400; The Coun-
try Store, knaus enc. 400; La Source, Hen
ner., $4,000: Twilight" Rousseau, SIS. 500:
Lake Nemi." Corot. $4,000; The Wood
Gatherers," $4,000; ''The Communicates"
Breton. S45 500; 1.-The Mill Farm" Van Marcke,
sll 500; THE Spinner" Millet. $4,000.
Henry Probdsco Collection. ISS7.-"Bringing
Calf from the Field" Millet. 500: The
Cola Gatherers," Breton. SIG. GOO.
A. T. -Se,rdyf Collection. iSs7.-s'Charity."
Meissonier, 80, 500; AT the Barracks" Meis-
sonier. So, oCO; "The Serpent Charmer,"
Fortuny. els. 100; "The Disputed Boundary"
Nicoll, els. $50; 'Environs Of Fontainebleau,"
Auguste Bonheur, sI7s00; Landscape and
Cattle" Troyon, sII 900; The Children's
Party" knaus, 800; 'The Horse Fair"
Rosa Bonheur, $4,000.
Albert Spencer. Collection, 1Ss9.-"Christ at
the Tomb, Delaeroix. $4,000; "Gleaners."
Miilet $40, 400; Drove of Cattle and Sheep"
Idroyon, s26 900; The Serpent Charmer,"
James n. &ettins Collection, 1Sss--"Moliere
Breakfasting with Louis XIV Gerome,
Sl0, 900: The Game Lost" Meissonier, S26,-
800 Il Eminence Girls, Gerome, els. 700.
Georgc l. Sney Collection. lssl.-"Tiger and
Serpent" Delacroix. Sll 900: The Old Witch
knaus, Sc, 500; The Pasturage," Rousseau,
sit, 600; sheep in Forest" Troyon, SlI, 100;
Hounds" Troyon, S12, 600; waiting" Milet,
S4o, 700; Bowl Players in the Fosse, Antilles"
Meissonier 900.
Miss lie Conte has lately placed on view at
Veerhof"s portrait of the late Mrs. David
Porter Heap that is regarded as an excellent
likeness by relatives and friends.
The Corcoran Gallery has purchased the
large landscape by Mr.. q. S. Trues;lell, which
has been on exhibition for some time past in the
southeast room, where it has attracted much
favorable attention. This painting was pro-
nounced by Albert Wolff the well known art
critic OF Paris, the best animal picture in last
year Salon. and it can hardly fail to prove
popular addition to the Gallery's collection.
The Gallery has also bought lately q land
scape by Max Weyl. which, up 10 the time it
was hung there. had not been much seen by
the public. The canvas is not large, and the
subject-a view in the Anacostia VALLEYS of
the simplest, but it is treated with great deli
cacy and refinement. 1.-The best thing Weyl
has done" seems to be owned by a good many
different people, but in sentiment and subtle
artistic feeling it is doubtful whether he has
excelled this effort. At any rate, it is pretty
certain to ada to the reputation Of the artist
which, by the way, is steadily growing, as the
number of paintings lately sold by him bear
testimony.
The Paris Salon, which opens to the public
on the LIST of May, will be marked by more than
one innovation. The number of pictures is re-
duced from 2.400 to 800. Great alterations
are being effected in the arrangement of the
galleries, and an endeavor is being made to give
the place more the aspect of a salon and less
that OF barracks full of pictures Another
radical change is in the constitution of the
jury, the number Of its members being reduced
from forty to twenty. All artists who have
already won medals at previous salons ELI
gible This opens the door to lady artists, who
have hitherto been excluded from acting on
the jury.
The display Of pastels by Messrs. Parker
Mann and j. H. Moser at the Fischer art store
will be the local art event next week. and it
will doubtless attract good deal of interest.
Notwithstanding it follows at SO short an inter-
val the late exhibition by the Society of WASH
ington Artists.
The citizens Of Altdorf, Switzerland, have
determined to erect a monument to the men,
DRY of William Tell, near the old court house.
Sculptors from all parts of the world are in
vlted to enter the competition for the work.
Four prizes, ranging from 500f to 2, 500f will be
given to the designers of the best four models.
"A very clever example of still life by Mrs.
C. S. Bowles, entitled Melody" may be seen
at Veerhoff's The composition embraces a
well painted mandolin, with sheets Of music,
and a cluster of Easter lilies. the whole pro-
ducing most artistic and pleasing effect.
Mr.. Richard N. Brooke has closed his studio
in Vernon row for visit to Europe for a
couple Of months or possibly longer time.
He expects to sail from New York today.
The night exhibitions at the Corcoran Gal
lery will close for this season with that of next
Friday evening. The result of these exhibit
tions has been in the highest degree gratifying
both i'll respect to the number of visitors and
their demeanor. Up to last evening eighteen
night exhibitions have been given. with AN ag-
gregate attendance of 1884, or an average of
nearly LOO for each evening. The largest
number present at any single exhibition during
the season was q IT'S.