New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-03
BONHEUR STUDIO SALE.
RARE SKETCHES AMI ETCHINGS SOLD
AT HALF THEIR VALUE.
ONE MORE DAY OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE
BEAUTIFUL. PICTURE AND AT THE SAME
TIME AID THE DAISY FIELDS HOME.


A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE AND AT THE SAME
TIME AID THE DAISY FIELDS HOME
The passerby remembers the little house and
the fortunate who enters never ioree's II.
There IL only other like II In New-forN anu
that Is It's twin and the two stand side by sue
I'm Sevcnty-ninth-st The that was popular
yesterday Is called the Bonheur Studio. The arts
tic medlavaNsm Of those TWO small white stone
structures with their trimmings OF green and gold
their tiny hanging balconies and paintings OF
lions rampant and couchant on the outer wall, pre-
a striking contrast 70 the sombre modern
conventionalsm OF the brownstone dwellings by
which they fanked. One has right 10 ex-
peel that something unusual will come out Of
house like tnat. The expectants yesterday were
not disappointed.
Sketches studies original drawings and pencil
Of prominent artists were triumphantly borne
of yesterday by the people who attended the sale
given there FOR the benefit OF The Daisy Fields
Home for Crippled Children. at Engewood y. j
They went for a mere song too. Nothing was
sold for than $50. although some Of the pieces
offered for sale worth many times that price.
Tho upper naf OF the heavy wooden door. that
looks like thr gate to a tiny fortress. stood wide
open all afternoon. and the cap OF the diminutive
dJorkeeper-a little cooreG boy with a smile as
broad the nand Of Providence-coud JUST De seen
above the lower half. Proudly he swung open that
ll~ciO-tl
pride and glory of his brass buttons. Mrs. Olive
Alion Dexter who. with several other artists,
makes hor home at the Bonheur Studio, received
those who TO the exhibition u pretty
things. Her daughter and Mr. Du Bots knight
sisted.
1t is Mrs. Dexter who conceived this novel plan
u raising funds for charitable purposes and VINO
has had All the trouble Of arranging the exhibition.
4 want TO induce New-York artists 10 establish
annual sale for the benefit Of some worthy
CHARITY IL is new idea now. but II they once get
IN the habit Of contributing annually TO such sale
thoy Will always have something ready Al hrst l
tried to get ,hcm to give some Of their produc-
ticns outright. but most OF them demurred. and so
thai rather thar have nothing bur The work
OF new artists TO offer i better TO compromise
a division OF the proceeds.
II used one argument that nearly always won
them over especially the landscape painters. You
20 out 10 Enslevood. said and plant your easel
amid the daisy fields. and Il never occurs 10 yon
that By 4 few strokes OF your brush you might take
the trusses off some poor crippled child who Is a;
the Home there
"'Oh don't talk tina, way exclaimed one man
who had offered 20 per cent Of the proceeds from
the sale Of his rowngs Take IS per cent. take It
all That IS al appeal" added Mrs. Dexter that
the artistic temperament cannot resist
The walls Of the little parlor and dining room
were hung with the sketches that are offered for
sale There Wore several small Landscapes IN Oh by
Merritt Post
Windy Weather" one named The First Touch
one h had o 10 Wae 5 M mat ana @s sn
other that showed stream vending its quiet way
through green meadows
bruce crane exhibited a couple OF sunset skies.
small in compass but lurd In hue
Wasn't he clever asked Mrs. Dexter, 70 send
US things that would show up ike those NO one
can overlook them"
Carroll Beokwth donated a good-sized canvas. on
which H. painted the classic figure OF maid WIN
wreath Of pink roses about her mead n M no u,
name. said Mrs Dexter. but christened II
This. too, was given outright by Frank KIs,
sell Green" she continued. taking up Deautliui
little monOtype Mr. Knight and Mr.. Filter have
also made MS presents OF their work. so that what
make from their pictures IS pure gam Othcl
artists have consented greatly reduce the price OF
their pictures That one OF Francis Joness which
wa. marked Sl25 az the Academy. IL offered mere ior
Among other pictures Nigh, be mentioned two by
Waiter S1tter'ee. fine mead Of turran :, Two 4rtH
Noelter Redmond and khota homes Nlcnois d
wash drawing by Jessie Martell Wilson some land
scapes in oil and waier-co2rs by Walter Clark
newspaper sketch called The Orgdn-grinder, by
= W. Pickneil some pen-and-ink drawings ny me
Misses J A and Clemen.lna Waller ana Tofne
proofs Of drawings made by VIII H. Drake for Rud-
yard Kiplng's jungle Book
The curiosity Of the collection was the landscape
paintings OF Walter Clark's son. Elliott Clark a
chOo boy - fourteen years who mas been eXhlDltnE
AZ the academy FOR TWO years.
The first picture sold yesterday was bit called
merry member of the Art Students League ENC
now "a day pupil a. the B0nleur Studio She also had
a number Of pencil sketches. one II which was no.
posed for picture that took the Chanler prize a
the League
THE STUDIO CLASSES
Miss sk'd7ore "a the Only one OF or pupils who
has ANYTHING or exnibit0n" said Mrl DIX o.. and /
we shouldn't have permitted her 10 exhibit except
that a day pupil Oh Yes. do have delight