New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-05


came Rousseau's The woodcutter" Forest
Of i'ontainebleu" and It was started at
$1,000 The bidding was q contest between
two dealers. T.. Brandus and Boussod, Naa-
don & Co. Mr. Brandus bid il UP to Si4oo
and his opponent to $50 more. when Mr..
Brandus shook his head and the picture was
secured by Boussod. valadon & Co. for SIioo
Another important work. Troyons the
Lane was secured by Mr.. Randolph. for c. +.
Huntington. The bidding started at Sl,ooo ana
Sl3100 was the last offer Mr.. Glaenzer. Tor
Boussod, Valadon Co, and Henry Payne
Whitney were Mr.. Huntington's opponents
Boussod. Valadon & Co.. all through the sale
bid advances OF only $50 even on the highest
priced pictures and when the auctioneer ex-
claimed: Il know where that $50 comes from!
there was a ripple Of laughter all over the hall.
ZamacoIs's "Checkmated" was also bought by
Mr.. Randolph. whether for Mr. Huntington or
not was not ascertained. FOR the sum or slo,ioo.
Another Fortuny water-color, The Masquer-
ade" was bought by NJ Knoedler Co. for
$3.50. while Baudry's Fortune and the Child
was sold, after quick bidding, for 5000
STILL ANOTHER FoRTUNY.
After works by Boldini and Clay had been
Sold another Fortuny. "A Street in Tangier'
went 10 Mr. Clark for $1,000 c. p. Huntington
bought through Mr. Ra idolph Nittis's Route
from Brindisi to Barletta,' and two works by
Rico brought 5000 and $500 respectively
George j. Gould was bidder for Messoniers
The End OF Game Of Cards" but lost 1t TO
". w Fargo. 1t brought $1,000, rather less
than was expected. Mr.. Fargo also bought FOR
tuny's "Meissonier's Portrait" for SZ.|'o' while
the other important Messonier. The Stirrup
CUP" was sold to Tiffany's represen tative for
ord IN
picture but weakened when it reached Sl2'ooo
Another Boldni was cold after THE choice
OF a. Model" 1t was a landscape. and brought
$4,000 G. p Douglas secured IT. Few seemed
to want Fortuny's Dead Girl" 1t was sold TO
"Mr stanvers' (an assumed nance for $500
The Troyon Cow Among the Cabbages' was
started at $1,000. and eagerly contested for by
Mr. Brandus and Boussod. valadon Co. but
IT was secured after spirited bidding. by I.
Montagnac for $4,000.
IT REACHES $1,000
Le,brs Village Politicians" started at sl2'ooo
and reached $4,000 at which 1t was bought by
J. F. Second.
Schaus secured Fortuuys "Antiquary Tor
s152OO. The bidding on this work started at
81 OO0 and was carried TO $4,000 by $1,000
bids. after which offers Of 500 and $50 made the
perhaps. than in the case OF any other picture
A big price was also obtained for Madrazo
Departure from the Masked Ball" F. A Bell
secured II for $4,000, after a contest in which
almost every large buyer present took part IL
was started at only 5000. Stanford White
bought Fortunys Arab Butcher" for S2,3Oo,
low price compared with the other works by
this artist in the evening.
Mr.. Clark. as stated. bought Van Marcke's
IT,, w arfnY n
Milwaukee secured Vollon's large still-life piece
MONKEY and Fruit" while the last picture save
one In the catalogue. Fortunys "Aloerca court,
Alhambra,' went for s7;en Henry fay avn,
which is incomplete. He bid IT up TO sooVc
but G. p Douglas went 500 more, and Sc
cured the picture.
Ths last picture IN the catalogue. Madrozo's
'Pierrptte" was bought by the Marquis di Casa
Rieva for $1,000 The work will. In all prooa-
blity, go 70 Europe.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE THERE.
Among those III the great crowd OF people at
the sale were Mrs. Jameo L. Greens. Mrs Her
mann Oelrichs. Miss Mary Turnure. Stanford
White Miss Sale Hewitt. Perry Belmont, Mrs
William B. Ogden. George j. Gould, Mr. and
Mrs Henry Payne Whitney. Mr. and Mrs. H.
Van Rensselaer, Kennedy. Judge and Mrs Truax
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stickney. Mr.. and Mrs
Coils P. Huntington. Mr.. and Mrs. Chartran
Dr. and Mrs E. Clarke. Mr.. and Mrs I. b.
Clark Mrs Stephen Peabody, Henry waters
OF Baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh ]. Grant MI
and Mrs A. Lanfear Norre. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles G. Francklyn, Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Brandus. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bonner Mr
and Mrs. A. A. Anderson, +. R Halsey, MI
and Mrs A. A. Bonner, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin s.
Brice. Charles Knoedler. Brayton Ives, Charles
s Carstairs. Herman Schaus. n h HaIlett'
William a. Clark. James Inglis, Russell Spauld-
ing Frederick Layton. J. A. Hesrn. r Appleton
smith Mr. and Mrs. Francke. Clarence Gray
Dinsmore Robert Perkins, G. Boldnt 5. H.
Kaufman and T p. Mcclure representing the
Corcoran Art Gallery. Of Washington; +. A.
Rell A W Conover 4. Gross. C. w. Gould, r.
Burgess Warren. Of Philadelphia; William T
Evans. David II. Mofatt. Of Denver; NJ ;.
smith. Of Detroit. Mich; II. Brambie Wilson
Durand Ruel Eugene Glaenzer. Cambridge Liv.
ingston Mrs Rock and Miss Edith Rook' OF
Newport r. l.; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Herbert John-
con Charles W Kraushaar Whitney Warren.
Peter Cooper Hewitt. Ferris Thompson Alex
ander Harrison. OF Paris; Charles Phillips $ p
Avery Henry J. Barley. George Loring, Mrs
Dunlop Hopkins and Charles II. Tweed
PRICES FOR THE PAINTINGS.
Following are the prices for the paintings:
Rr,;1iJrRF House a Naples; W. A Clark. $50
Je,rJ)INI The Beach at Etretat s p. Avery. io2
pond IN the Forest n Fontainebeau
Stanford white Observation-Disclosures L."
..p,,.r seine at BougivaI" ............... 2 30
Highway Of Combes la-Vie"; O. p
Douglass OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 43o
'C1ichy Square, PARIS ...'..'''''''' @'"
p,1-rRY Fortune and the Child"; Randolph
hN"D" ........ ESQ
. 60. r.,.,- wo-rn.e- ......... $500
Ca' -, -.,-,... E,oedler G Co........ 1900
ChAi - 80, ,,o yyo,d,,a,.,. craniler 1850
FOhIO" - .......... 400
~ -. c-,,,,s". " A Clark. 200
le'nlN 49,, ..... $500
"Rosa Contadlaa" water color: z ussod
80, u. 80 ......... ilDo
arab Reclining Divan." water color
= A. Bell. ...........-... -...'-''''+ ''"'
............. 47sO
.straet In Tangers" water color: ".
-, " ..... 5000
Msissoner's Portrait. II ". Fargo........ 2'So'
1.-The Choice Of a Model. ". 4. Clark. 42o"
-. -. 500
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