The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-05
$4,000 FOR A FoRTUNY.
". n. cLARK OF MONTANA BUTs
1.-THE CHOICE OF n MODEL"

| MaNe nA- - So nta-.-f nt1ea~@ 00nA - TIA
ro,ler,,o, a,,,r, , rtt,,e over $500 .oo6-
n. V,,,e yv.a nee, E.,,ms,ea .t more
Tha, n Hriniou Sales.
..,
49,. M htnh..,
nr,oo roalI..d go. a. nsodin,nd ,h.t n,id for
tsas,..",n ..r,'. 80 49, :" r, 90.
.nan.,h. o,m.i.h, n,o,nro, .oId ,.ot r,oht
- .tn.,s 49,. a" ~, 80. :, pn,,o
Mor, Co., aio noo Tho novt ho.t nrico ,a.t
III. -. -. 80 ,ss...,S .Donar,nra ,ron,
~ Nta.,os nj, - ,,sIas 900. honnh, hv n
nil Co.. a,e zoo M. ,,irs In oraor - nr,co
,a. nrha hn,,,nnsr" hr Eor,unv which
h,o,r,. s,n 600 - ,ho Sonr,h w 1oihI,.
VIII. po,I,,n,... :, ,.s,as 80. % 7 r
so,ans r. r, 600 ~
~, aS,ha ,nno, ,.,, d, ~. oo,,.o,,on
49, 1890, III, $1,000 .na ao,sannontIv
,hero ga. M s,en ., ,hat ds,,,n;ns in,eres, m
-, :, 49, nj. ~, .a,,oooh,.
on second days Of picture sales. On the con.
trary, the number OF applicants for admission
was far greater than on Thursday evening.
after alter ts se" doors or we were rAt op @ne '" and by brV the S,D time
tho sale began tho doorways and passages
were blocked by those who could only secure
Among the multitude there were quito as
many 0i t%n m. as on 'n wor nfs a,. n,shs, I si@nip S 0r
o"uis.,,~ 7, ~ .s,. ,o , ,sa, -, .hasn ~.
ou ua.,sn VT u.s. sur, o, .o say -. INN ~ 't unuso u 10
..Tha cUo;,o ~ y M p,J 49,. .o,nv.. vshinh -,
all others in tho collection had the most wide.
spread reputation. and has always been held In
highest esteem by the public at least II not BY
artists.
Tho Choice Of a Model" was completed d
aoout !" years a''o, INC hi"o a"Ias"
that is to say when the artist was ABOUT ~
yic,ria !" which, bowever. Was exhibited first
v,saa, " ,hs .ow'se =, "ss,ena sa. , mto
hitherto unprecedented. Senior de Madrazo has
.aid that for this latter work he offered
the Marquise $780, 900 in the name of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, and that subsequently 800. 900
was offered by another person for the same
work, but that IN both cases she resolutsly
as ssI there was was P a ra@or " current 4 that . $50. ooo' had
been offered for it by a dealer in this city, and
refused re use nr; e5tiE + wnni5 br ssalm aa oSc MeTo mado az
But the analogy drawn was far from perfect,
Seei nnb ,hat sa,e' on ,sa tbe renor noE con ceSn 1no tSe
offepr made for The ChoiceH was generally dis.
matter Of Conjecture.
several good Judges were willing Yesterday to
wager thai The Choice q a Model%a The An:
GCpSnn" ~ HeissoSier' would bring n higher az.
ere1ate nrice than S95 600 vat these works
Rut the estimates hest ijiustratinp the impos.
ability Of II eonisettSr iirss the priees sbeforebpppdd
I %e : those so made %s on the ao, te1ai ~ 9a ,nss OF tb bhe f f6e
t totaI sa,o sU WnE, Me a9o EUnt tn s55o E ono bn sta otbc n
t thst s%m 'n and my a. ys wo even ee rennrted , 9ath 20 600 M
600 had been offered for the collection. and re-.
used p Mr; , s.s y. a hsi5s; actually the
s1oa ana nd; con nnS ss%Hr'i ia ,%p nishe w s@f 5hat af the
There %eS WAS loud u% Spplau1ss e when y1sn "Th s, c ssOms
lis,ls tine FSsn ss sS%sS snE o sSlS ye"! TRissy t. tho msls A.
iSss IdI y applause 4 aus s fhESHsho NTH The uS Snl5; +, E,s ~
oa9e to Snd some y ss sei SI Il was George Go ~ Who had vd
made It; 1s1hee that hi It was ii. <. Clark Of Mon.
5ans' b The BID Te Mas at one %lG esp Ssae b. a %h sSvsnd It
Of 81. 200. and from that time forward the bids
Saxa 4 : II Il ' @as .s Of q shs So e, ", isa S ss2; esS
Nj. Gould and Mr.. cisrk INA At last when i / came
to s. s4 oi 200 ,h sns WAS ;ns,, . pause Is sno Th sR 81 81; S SSo
after which there was a long silence.
d. MT Xxi Kir5 5So t 6so sq 9ssns. ps;5 REMINDED Ps.n rs, the bid i'd
the picture By Nj. Stewart. but there Was no re.
Spouse, and ut $42, 900 1t went to Mr.. Clark. It
1 %sy s s1 msn ! ioRs1 here Is sf that N NJ: x CLARK d5o ha q; for fSs
hrst in this country to recognize the artist
on the occasion of the Seney sale in 1891. N
The frst BID on Tho AntiqHary." the we'll.
known LITTLE canyaa into which IL will he re-
membered' Fortunv introduced a portrait Of
his friend. Mr.. stewart. was S5, 900. From that
the Kids advanced nv sfens Of nj 900 mil 81 :.
GOO WAS reached. when efghr more bids broueht
the prico nm to sis. 200. al which it WAS knooked
down IN w Schaus'
There was some establishment at tho high
price at which Leibi's "Viilaoe Politicians"
was started. Tho first bid was $l2, 900, and
S1h 600 the final price. was reached. Tho hid.
Sjng on "SThe Siirrnn Gun" was more eycitina
7, haoan n a toxr n q as rnOop and a. o. onIv ar,e.
a Iong contest thai ri n Rerckmaps sncceaded
In securing ~ az YnS,ooo.
Inc oe1utltui lroyon, COW Among CAD
pages. VIII not remain In tho country, 1t was
oougnt Dy, M. MontalRnac OF thrls, VINO,
1t may be mentioned. was himself q
high bidding on the departure from the
NAKED BALI caused astonishment TO many
ncrsnns Five thousnnd was frat ofYered oTter
paon,e Meditation YET The nrica ~ SiR Soo woa
6nnSy .aachaS ,vkon a. az 70 TRan w"
- ;yho $780, M ~ ~ Hs 90 wo.
caused by the low price az which tho
Arho Dutcncr WA5 boiu' inib 10 al HH-
finished work, yet in technical excellence