New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-15
GEO. CLINT Co.
AS.4s AND ~ WEST 23:Sr.
NEAR BROADWAY.
FACTORY: I54 ANo i56 WEST "SrReEr
WAR MAKES ART PRICES LOW
SALE OF THE COLLECTION OF PICTURES
BROUGHT HERE BY EUGENE
FISCHHOF.
SMALL. FIGURES FOR FIND PAINTINGS BUT THE
AUCr1oNEER THINKS THAT UNDER PREVAIL
ING CONDITIONS THE RESULTS WE'RE
NOT ALTOGETHER UNSATISFACTORY.


NOT ALTOGETHER ITNsATIsFAcToRY
While tho prices realized nj tho ssle Of paintings
OF the carly English and modern European schools
ut tho Orgies Art Galleries last evening were not
as large as had been oVpeced. tho auctonecr,
Robert somcrvila declared at tho close OF the sals
that cor sidering the political conditions n; ihe
present time he thought the sale was not an un-
satisfactory one. I'VE hoped TO do better said
Mr. Sonerville. but were afraid we would 90
wo-e."
The collection was brought 20 this country by
Eugene Fischhof. ono OF the proprletors OF tho
wcl-known Sedelmeyer Galleries. In the Rue do ia
Rochefoucauh. Paris. The pictures were sent here
by Charles Sedcmeyer for private sale. but. OWING
to the accident TO the steamer La Champagne. the
season was nearly ended when the collection ar
rived and II was determined TO soil II by auction.
Mr FYschhof seemcd rnther surprised than other
wise after the sale last night. 1T only shows how
much wealth there Is In America" he said. when
pictures sell for the prices they brought to-
night ut such a time this when war may come
at any time. OF course. m" collection was sacri-
need Many Of the pictures were worth more than
double what thoy brought. and would have realized
IT at another time but We had gore too FAR 20
draw back. and am surprised that the paintings
brought ~ much they did"
The lcr; price Of the sale was $500 for he 'Por-
trait OF Miss Eleanor Gordon" by George Rom
ney T J Biakeslee tho dealer IN" buyer.
Tho other works 81 fhe early English school
brought fair prices with the exception OF a large
and important, Constable from the weil-kaown or
rock collection which, Il was thought. rad gone
very cheap nj go
or the modern pictures. the majority brought
good prices bat tho sums realized for tho four
examples OF Foriury must have been grea, ru:-
prise to those WI, wero present at tho Stewart
sale. The works by this artist sold last night were
by no means Of the imporiauc" ~ any OF those IN
the Stewart collection hui oven taxing THIS INTO
IA he rrtr REGARDED
as remarkably low SIX hundred and ten dollars
was realized for three studies for tho famous
"Acadom icians Choosing "A Model" while rather
large sketch IN colors Of the Interior OF court
yard brought only $40 and another Landscape
study SIS. An aqIarele. By Fortuny. - spanish
Lady" went for 500
Tho gallery crowded. and many wcii-known
buyer were present. Among them were John II.
/ Crimmlns J. :. Scripps. OF Detroit. Stanford
White T. J. Rlakeslee. George A iearn. g Lam
bert J. y Fletcher. L. Brandus. Judge Truax. r.
Knoedler g. VI Kurtz ". L. Thorn. J. g Bache.
G Reichard l. G Bloomlngdale T Kinney. J.
Emmans. James Inglls. X. G. ogden. J. Oehme and
Following are 'he prices and names OF buyers.
where made known u the more imporan, pct-
PAINTINGS OF THE EARLY ENGLISH
SCHOOL.
GAINsRoRor On portrait = Miss II Nain p roo
RiYNGf.Ds. portrait OF Mrr n-rnArd T J
R6MSTY' portrait o, Miss Eleanor Gordon. T J
vf,k.sl.n ................. 5000
ORR. norfr,tt - Mrs cove. 2.;@O
SIZE portrait - Mrs norton. j. u trimmins. 100
| CONSTABLE The Emharoation q King george
" from whitehall. the occasion - the open
inu Of Waterloo Bridge" Randolph agent. 200
TURNER Lake Thun. switzerland J. Mler....... 400
PAINTINGS OF THE EARLY FRENCH
SCHOOL.
I.ARGIIIIERE portrait OF james Francis Ed
ward stuart. sl.S'c
PAINTINGS By MODERN ARTISTS.
COROT Lako Nem Kno~ier. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 400
Ml'NKACSY Filtration. Brnn1Is................. $3.50
Won INOZIK. Punch and judy the Home; J.
h. Cr.mfnins ..................... 100
Reading The Ilie. lambert 200
Won PET'rESKOFEN. Encampment u Boh"mians loo
| CHARLEMOST. The Artist Van DO Nelde In His
Studio. Brandus observation-disclosures. 1Gpp
Cue % TeH. 80
Van Dycks studio 200
LESSI Tho card Player. Observation-Disclosures. 500
The Noinlst az the Convent 800
Eeal.rg Document. -,
MISSIONER. la Nedette 800
Tne Whte Horse Robert 6. ogden. ............. 40
FOKTUNY. Spanish Lady taquareeD. 30
Study Of Field. George +. BrOwnei. -
Interior 81 Courtyard (EkrtchJ. Bumenstcii.. 40
Three Studies FOR The Choice Of "a Model
Edward Wasserman ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Besides these works there forty-two paint