The sun., 1894-05-04
anR PkoEI coLLkorIox.
Remarkable Psiatinrs. Drswines, s-s Eu-
cravings of Oid and Modern Masters.

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srsvtnea of Oid and Modsrn Masters.
Asa painter the late Mr.. J. J. Peoll would
not have much claim to notice. but as = coll
lector Of engravinGs, paintings studies. and
artistic fragments he distinguished himself
not less By his Industry and persistence than
by his sense Of the technicnlity and historical
~ interesting In art The catalogue describ-
ing the collection Of ancient and modern oil
paintings water colors. drawings. etchinRs.
engravings, and Autographs. to the making OF
which he devoted lifetime. contains nearly
2.600 numbers. and punched. as the prints are.
In lots for convenience In selling. they COM
prehend nearly 5000 separate pictures The
auction sale OF all these paintings. prints. Sc..
which will begin nt the American Art Galleries
on next Tuesday afternoon. will continue day
and evening throughout the week.
Mr.. Peoli died in Cuba In July last. He
was born in New York in 1925. but spent his
youth at Havana. where he began his art
studies He painted also lat Rome. Madrid.
and Paris InheritinR a number OF old paint
ings. young peoli. when but Is yeafs OF age.
set out to add TO these in order to found a col
lection. OF which the result Is now to be seen
at the American Art Galleries.
Many Of the paintings acquired by Mr.. Peoll
are hardly more than sketches or studies from
the nude or OF landscape. but they bear names
that were famous in their day, ann some lew
Of which Mill sTsTs Swsrs Gs tSss b,s assc,6e ns
epsravers OF note are represented, Among
ulstes Rembrandt With 1jI. iIaphaei MorRhen,
Van Ostade. Lucas Van Leyden. IerRhem. and
pupils, make o monoloRicaly complete repre-
sentation OF the works OF the engraver from
fes esh Rs %s Aons the
ings are works O. Eaphael, Paul Neronese
nEn huIn
Nernet. Rosa Bonheur, and AIRY Schefier and
there nre paintings by haphael Corot. Diaz.
Together with his collection are shown .
number OF portraits ana allesgorical and reig,
but they are not Tor sale. They are as curious
as anything in the galleries Among the
.SS 6hG S9s sps !s EHEGss
The Rubens is a ilne ponle Of the head OF an
old man; by Pts are numerous sketches OF
ceSehini Of The Virgin. the Shild s. Joseph,
":Nymph and Cupid" and picture, called
" The Pool" coil landscape signed By byTE: =:
coaot so the lHdsS T5 Is nice IN
quality. and there is very interestinE Ner-
bgeckhoyen. crossing ,0s the Bro0s. ,,, M, .u
Of them are interesting. Among them is Rosa
Bonheu5,s original study for Ths ,Ia Horse rs.
scene, are charaeteristic, and there are
scape by Rembrandt. and water colors by Row"
landson, Ruysdael. David. Rossi, Boulanger.
Scheffer. Simonini Vernet, and others.
The engravings are made notable by reason
OF the presence in the collection OF nearly $50
plates by Rembrandt. many OF them In the
Various states and in fine condition. There nre
a dozen plates by Guido keni. two, by Paul
Potter very many by Van Gsnd 2stsdds. Mare .in An
Goltzius, and an eXtraoTdinarY collection Of
plates by Albert DHrer. DelacroiI is also rep
resented among the eDGrnvers, and there are
plates by BartoloZZi and Baldrini.