New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-26
PAINTINGS AT AUCTION.
r OF THE FULLER AND DANA COL
LECTIONS.

Ar
--,-prs BRING sieseoo AND THE
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THE FRENCH SCHOOL. Low
ONES YoR THE ENGLISH
,,,oueh's Blue Boy is stlll the prop
1S'' r-,,,,arn II. Fuller This famous picture
f''' ra-asa as the gem Of the Fuller collcc-
was 80. WAS sold at Chickering Hall last
uol So the American Art Association. Thomas
nisn' =. the auctioneer. said before beginning
? hat Mr. Fuller reserved 70 himself the
'H - place an upset price on only one pict-
rs" - blue BOY" the price TO be announced
u,e' The painting was reached. The reserve
WIZ" .u-ned ut 10 be $1,000 and when Mr..
", r,entiored Z there was deep silence
,~,out m, audience He waited for a few
tics hut 10 bic came in response. The
,..,,s will be passed" said Mr.. Kirby. and
rr.,,sboroughs masterpiece remained unsold.
~ rest OF the paintings OF the Fuller col
,..,,o, and tie seven pictures belonging 10 the
80 ~ thelate Charles A. Dana. which were
ia after thin realized fairly good prices. al
80, IN TIL opinion Of some judges. the pict-
,,-es 81 the English school Of the last century,
..o,,d,nC scne fine portraits by Sir Joshua
,o,,rolds aid Thomas Gainshorough. fetched
Ice Than would have been the case had they
hsan offered Tor sale in London.
when III doors Of Chckering Hall were
o,aned az ! O'Clock the large crowd that had
,.An vaitirr outside soon crowded the hall. and
,here was only standing room left. To we'll
Known BUYERS tickets admitting at the stage
door IN Ethteenth-st. had beer issued and
large nuuper had assembled before the doors
we're opento the general public. Among those
n-esent wre Coils ?. Huntington, James =.
su,,on. Tomas P. Clarke. :. P. Avery Will
,sm r Harst Frederick Bonner. VI. Durand-
Ruel Mr. Knoedler. F. A Bell. Julius Ohme.
1sdor wrmser jr., r. E. Moore. p. Mans
aeld. OF sw-Haven: c. II. Eicks. Samuel Tn
.errnyer ,lr. and Mrs c. Blair Of Chicago;
IF A clark John G. Moore. s A French.
John O. .mery. William c. Loring, George r.
White. . ]. Blakeslee George W Elkins.
lanes 2 Ellsworth. Of Chicago; Herman
schaus nd s. BEETLE
The ttsl sum realized by the Fuller col
lection. sclusive OF the Blue Boy" which was
not soldwas S16G 200 The seven pictures from
the Dan collection realized $1,000 making a
total awunt Of S245arO The highest price Of
.bA sve.ng was s36 100 for the Charcoal
Burner Hut" by Theodore Rousseau. This
was boFht by M Borckmans. OF Tiffany &
Co. fora customer. whose name could not be
learned At the last big sale OF paintings in
this cit that II the Stewart collection held
on Fe,uary and 8 by the American Art
Associaon. the highest price $1,000. paid
for Foflny's Choice Of the Model" The total
realze'a at the second nights sale Of the Stew
ar, oolction was S264.395 For the two nights
0, thesa!e S397.J $50 was realized
Mr. KIRBY's REMARKS
App.use greeted Mr.. Kirby when he appeared
on II platform. AS his custom. even at
the rpst important sales. ne made few pref
atoryemarks.
''Neer before. ladies and gentlemen" he said
"havfortyfour paintings of equal merit been
sold this city in sale. l might almost
say ever In this country. and hardly in the
worl has a single sale included so many
maserpieces." Then he proceeded to ask for
bidsOn the first picture Of the Fuller collection.
Tie first painting was The Hillside" by
Mihsl which was started al $500 and was
bought by Cottier Co. for $3.50 An important
landscape by Constable followed II called
4 Suffolk Water MILL" and was bought by F.
Bell for 5000 after a spirited competition in
which Knoedler & Co. and some Of the other
Dealers present took part.
Another Michel. Road Through the Woods"
was bought by Mr.. lie Roy for 81 800 In Ded-
ham Vale" by Constable the next Offering
vas started at 81 900 Few buyers seemed de-
'rous OF securing this picture and It
Knocked down 10 r E Moore for 81 400 \
painting by that rare master John CrOme. bet
er known as "Old Crome" followed B. Mans
ield. Of Ncw-Haven. bought it for $500. and It
Tas considered by experts to be one OF the
biggest bargains Of the collection A third
painting by Michel The Plain Of Mont
nartre" brought 1918. c. H. Eicks Of this
,ity was the purchaser Mr. Randolph OF the
American Art Association. acting for a buyer
whose name could not he learned. but VINO is
said 20 have been Coils P Huntington. bought
he next picture "A View Near oxford by
Richard Wilson. one OF the earliest OF the grea,
English landscape painters The price was 500.
A work by another early English artist John Sell
Gotham, followed. and was secured by Samuel
Un,ermyer for $500 The same price paid
by c. J. Blair Of Chicago. for portrait OF
officer by Gains borough.
There was A spirited competition for Dupres
'Le Cours dEau." II was started al $1,000
and rapidly advanced 10 $500. bid by F. A.
Bell NJ Knoedlcr his opponent. and bid
the picture up TO s.. $50. when Mr.. Bell retired
from the lists A landscape by Constable,
Sumner Morning-Dedham Vale was sold
a. what was regarded as an extremely low
price. 1880. 10 Mr.. Harrison. and tho next
picture, The Horseman.' by Michel. also went
cheap. J r. A Clark securing II for $40
master whose work Is rarely seen in this coun-
Try was represented in the next lot. THE Road
70 The NIL" by Thomas Barker of Bath. This
painting also. according 70 the opinions Of those
competent 70 Judge. was sacrificed. Mr. Ran
ooph securing IL for 500.
Daubigny's Evening on the Marine" was de-
scribed by the auctiOneer as "a superb ex-
ample" u was started at 5000, and VS.
quickly advanced by 500 bids TO 5000. al
Which price Il was bought by Mr.. Randolph,
acting for Samuel Untermyer. landscape
by Gainsborough followed. 1t was bought by
Nj lie Roy for 5000. Pool at Fontaine-
oeau.' by Diaz was started at sl.Jp Mt
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