New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-27
FOR A VAN DYCK, $4,000.
,,1s PORTRAIT OF THE MARCHEsE DE
sPINOLA TO GO BACK TO PARIS.

sPINOLA TO GO BACK TO PARIS.
GOOD ROUND SUN BID FOR 1T AT THE AMERI-
CAN ART ASSOCIATION sALE-oTHER FINE
OLD MASTERS SOLD FOR GOOD PRICES
OF MODERN PAINTERS COROT
HEADED THE LIST AT 5000
Sir Anthony Van Dyck's great portrait OF the
varchese dc Spino,a and her daughter sold
., Cbickering Hall last night for $4,000 There
,,a intensest interest when the big picture was
,,aced on the auctioneer's easel after an evening
- .p,rited sales. and after sharp contest it was
,,ocked down 10 Knocdler & Co. Those who knew.
houever that the Van Dyck had been purchased
urder an order from Paris and that this country
could lose her finest example of that great masters
skiu EXPRESSED the regret that many VIII feel
whom they learn OF 1t to-day
7, was an odd masters" night last evening. at
~, dissolution sale of the porperty Of the American
Art Association, caused by the retirement OF James
Y Sutton from the association. Impressionsm.
rD,anticsm. sentimentalisn. classicism, and all
,ba other !slns swept out OF sight when the
dozen or SO old masters were reached. different
SO, Of bidders entered the ring. Thoge who had
hoe, fighting for Monet and his following or rak-
ing in Barbizon masterpieces at bargain prices
ratirel and new buyers came into contest for the
products Of the studious of previous centuries SIX
nictures painted by Rubens. Bronzino, Porbus. Sir
Lawrence,
Thomas Gansborough. respectively. sold at an
average price OF $500. Several of them were
greeted with general applause. notably the por-
,rar az Marie de Medicis. Queen Of France. by
Francois Porbus. and Sir Thomas l-awrence's por-
trait Of Miss Kent. Sir Joshua Reynollss portrait
Of Lady Hervy went for 5000 and Gainsboroughs
portrait OF Mrs. Beech with its magnificent back
ground OF crimson plush. brought Si.lJo. and Viii
probably find its next abiding place in the Boston
Museum of Art. will several others of the paint
irgs sold last night. The Sir Thomas Lawrence.
which sold for $500. will remain in this city. No
purchases were made so far as is known, Tor the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art
The interest in the old masters, as In the entire
collection. centred o; course IN the Van Dyck por-
trait. This has been stated TO be one of the NIFTY
most valuable paintings in the world. ana most
people will believe that statement when told tina;
even $1,000 the American Arr Association scores
a heavy loss on the canvas. The picture is SX57
inches II painted In 1875 when Van lyck
was about ffty-four years old. and while strongly
under the influence OF the great colorists, Titan
AMI Veronese. The painting remained in the Spi-
noia family nearly two hundred years, when it
was sold TO Lord Caledor OF England. Tho Ameri
can Art Association purchased it in 1898 from the
Caedon collection. The subject OF the portrait. the
Narchese de Spinola, was the wife OF the Marquis
Ambrosio Ge Spnola. famous Genoese general!
The first bid for the Van DyCk, made after sev
eral Minutes OF preparation on the par; Of the
Attendants and expectation on the part OF the audi
ence was 5000 The bids advanced III jumps 70
$4,000 and then by single thousands to Sis.cJ. when
the TWO competitors began on the hundreds. For
a time 1. seemed tina; the advance would stop at
$500 but slowly 1t crawled up TO the round 10000.
The APPLAUSE Of the spectators rewarded the achieve
ment.
The remainder Of last nights sales were made al
prices that must have represented loss much more
frequently than gain. The quality OF the pictures
offered was far ahead OF that OF the previous even
ing and the bidding was correspondingy more
active and bold a sheep stable. by Jacque was
so beautiful that IL enbodened somebody to start
it at 1900 Another bidder then started a master
work of Daubigny at $3.50. and third started
Troyon at Sc. CO., These were the first symptoms OF
real life in the sale. and meant much, not"lth-
standing the fact that the Troyon, a fine example,
sold for $3.50 a price which might nave been
trpled few years ago when the Seney ana Nor
gan sales marked the climax OF high prices In the
art world conspicuous instance OF the fall OF
prices the sale last night of the Arab az
Prayer" by Delacrolx. at s.. 800 the canvas having
ii is asserted, the association 5000.
The work Of the leading representatives OF the
mpressionists. especially Monet. seemed TO be in
ing only the old masters. obtained for Corots
THE Pond AT Vile d'Avray." which went FOR $3.50
The total amount received for the evening was
SIS 40. for eighty-one pictures
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