New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
A NOTABLE ART SALE.
PAINTINGS BY MASTERS DISPOSED OF AT
AUCTION.
TTIIRTY-oNE PAINTINGS IN THE schAUs Coi'''No-
TON SOLD FOR SIS 325-INTEREsTED BID
10000. ~ cnr-o-rA ropc IIST OLE Tile

TON SOLD FOR SlSo,32o-lNi Ehbol>D H'D
pERs AND spECrAToRs-A LIST OF THE
PICTURES. PRICES AND BUYERS.
CbickernR Hall was filled comfortably with art
lovers last evening. when the masterpieces ny
famous painters. included In the private eoHeeuo"
of the late william Schaus were sold at pubic
auction there The sale by order OF Mrs wiz
hemina Kennard and L. Latin Kellogg, the eSecu-
tore NJ the estate and Thomas +. Kirby, OF the
American Art Association, the aucuoheer.
The collection had been on view IN the rooms ~
the association and most OF the people WIZ WI.
messed the sale had examined the paintings WIZ,
care The thrty-one paintings sold Tor sis''9-' anu
a carved ivory jewel casket went FOR VOW "n''c
a large piece of sculpture. which could no, Dc en-
hibited in the hall, not sod because 'he exc
cutors had taken the right to name an upse. p,N.
NJ 200 and nobody wanted to take II AT tha'
price without seeing It,
SOME OF THE PEOPLE PRESENT
Among the people who attended the sale were
George J. Gould, Mrs. kingdom. Mrs D H. wa
rem and Mrs. Kimball. OF Boston N,' "' =
Louis Et.linger w NJ Lafran, Mr.. and MIS- +, :"
rabbit II. Walters, OF Baltimore; Mr.. ana Si,n'
q II Morgan W. L. Elkins. of Phiiadeipn'a' -
p clarke. George H. Story NJ Durand-kue' w. a.
IIearn Frederic Bonner and W. II. fuie' 49,
Two.thlrds of the people in the hall wheh INC
sale was started were women, ana IL "dD7 e' ,
after the bidding began that tho buyers were me-
T.. dollars who were bidding for other people the
naintings were exhibited in a good hgh' III No"
of large green baize curtains on the stag '' WI,
tains being parted and closed by attehoah's az 20,
n,cture was sold and another being displayed. Inc
work was done neatly that the at'ehua''' W.
not visible at any time, and only thelr ""'e e''''
were seen when they parted the curtains.
BIDDING FOR MASTERPIECES.
r, so,o had heen anno,xlced to begin at $50
D. m. and It only five minutes later "neh WI
Kirby took his place the platform ana calieu io'
a bid on the first picture in the coiection ~ wa"
a small sepia drawing OF river bank, py houSse'u'
and was started at $500 and sold at 500 aier po
onged bidding Attendants were stationed IN the
ais;es IN call the bids The first painting to bring
more than 5000 was Rousseaus landscape ~hich
was described in the catalogue thus;
| "A Fontainebleau hillside crowned with shrub
berry the foreground showing rich green turf broken
| by outcroppings OF rock. The color scheme IL Oh
| much ripencss strength and harmony, the sea-
son being that Of midsummer. on bright DAY.
The artists power of creating subject out OF the
| simplest material. by sheer force OF feg,ing ior
nature, could not be better Illustrated. Inc pict
ure exhibits one OF the most unostentatious phases
OF not intrinscally picturesque iaiuscdpe iuoal a,
obsct>at and skin of treatment" -,,
The painting was started at 5000 and was sold
pressed surprise later when Meissoner was sold
! for s. 900 and Corot went for $3.50. The picture
from the audience was tn sunset by Diaz de la
Pena OF which the following description was given:
fine dignifed masses, extends itsc!f against SKY
burning with the tints Of the sunset. Deep IN tone
/ ana powerful in color. the picture has That reso-
nant harmony which Is characteristic oi the artist
when he il most proiouHdH m fra b Hy pnT T
} yensat i' %e eSampc Of Diaz eoul possibly
exhibit nun win sTfase at u5Ss to and S rs.ng by
thousands was extremely spirited, and there was
T1,nf'poSL DOWN 10 H. D. Morgan for $500
This was followed by the sale Of i,r , by
Corot for $500, and then Rousseau's 'Edge or ne
Woods" was started for $4,000 and bid up 10 s25 30
At which price It sold to S. +. Avery jr. The
''"HD grand landscape, of the artists best period
with al The tsht one ' Of tHS OH Scc TaH with Clouds
and the erect Is that OF Dr!ant coo. au.i',i'a
day rendered With ths fun srfnSan 81 n s Ph
has been obtained. but Il. Retour Ia ferme; by
to i,rmann schaus for S2i,l~ The picture was
described thus: ~, ...a.
70 (Which the master produced nothing superior Of
it, character The centre Of ,he s
Slonr a cattle path into the foreground Al the
rxht Is red cow. following al the lei, GU ndp
of .hrep browse tho grass by tie roaisids uhuer
A ,hicket in which appear some close-cropped willow
t. nrook ronsttue the background The
execution Of this masterpiece Is OF the most ma ~
ncemi style nr cG nd the are Color scheme IS Of the
most forcible and resonant harmohiousness, ri ne
picture is evidently OF the '''''''
The only ba the marine view By Hys42 reISns
SC' ANA o P ss Ren1brand,s portrait Of an
Admiral was sold for sSG".
SUMMARY OF THE PURCHASES
The pictures. purchasers and prices realized were
as follows
Rank s.em Ct R9us''au' signed a" ne $500
e,, S M f S r. f frsrc signed D, the iett
nna 4ai Ell. rs WIKI if ran a. i1tayre signed
tnc upper and dated IssS i0Sio' W Il Gran $50
The ralc.9r = T.9%en'n signed at 'c .s' 2o5o
i Mni "J - buSf@ signed a, the right icsx 700
-. , Ro.n4 SUN HnoT4 ID Brown r. Kca:sca 700
a. The Left I.f s,o A. g. r psubifny
ana e& h5 lss 5s' Signed at F"I he
il sss sa,.i ,Es S ;a"sS
GLOW After Sgndswn nd 81. houS'ea"' 5000
"I,n!+cape wta I1, Iiana Knee4er 1880
.9 n '9 % is' nnnt D. Dupr at the LETT 40
2ssA2s Mrs Gle% H,ya, o. & CAIN signed at
me lem S4isXts. Roland Knoellsr -, =o'o
lsri and dated ISL 4osac i p Morsa" s $500
'lnd;eape vi VIA, ~, Goats g. D. C. 'roo ''SF
eS s 'S Of The W5ois It signed at the ,oo
oace so C + BauGEn s1 ssha at the 10 100
et' u sn% a%'ri f Fre g Iroyo signed
ieft 5x3o, Imam ,; HGhSHi Il Van ioyen
s s,sn.G a NiI me LEFT ' and dated ies ixi2
.r RSr-aat y an Old Lady a. cayp. a'.Nsa ~
PORTRAY % "a T hermann Schaus ........ 1850
'Marnc view, s ~, ..~............ 1850
the fsher%Un ,Hi,A. Healy'............ . 400
portrait o tno 9x4o Randolph agent . 100
tf'ter an ,in,ra' 1RembrandU 33A xt3is. Is. 600
.i,orI otto Prince Bismarck Schonhausen a.
yon ienea"G sSf 1seent ............ 8soo
Cattle IN "a sutton ,".... 10 900
"Fants's- 'E x99r. Roland Knoeier 500
'.rnsn nni rpapdolnh agent '.....,..... 1880
..rt. Morning Hymn wv. Firlel. signed ~ III"
upper right dated 1889. ilx33is. Roland knocd- 400
i'''o
ltnHn ''r roland Knoedicr 100
Jewel Casket' T.. Y. Bonavenure 800
A dainty and anpetz0 breakfast. DEERFOOT