New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-19
LOW PRICES FOR PAINTINGS
FIRST NIGHT OF THE POWERS COLLEC-
TON SALE DISAPPOINTING.

THE BIDDING MOSTLY CONFINED TO DEALERS
SOME OF THE AMOUNTS BROUGHT
The frat norton OF the large collection OF paint
tngs brought together by the late Daniel w POW
ers Of Rochester. y. y. was sold at Chickerhs
Hall last evening. and brought prices whicn only
amounted to fraction Of the sums spent by MI
Powers The most important pictures or the COL
lection will not be sod until the last evening OF the
sale. tomorrow. but included In the WORKS oiS-
posed OF last evening were several important eA-
ampies OF famous masters. when were hhocNeu
down at prices which. as friend OF MT. fo"eis
who attended the sale said TO Tribune reporter
would make Dan Powers turn In his grave IL ne
knew about H."
The hall was not crowded last evening 4hose
who attended the sale last night were mostly
picture dealers and buyers. But even among the
collectors the best-known were absent. ana most
Of the lots were knocked down TO dealers Inc
fac, that last night the first night OF the per-
Torrance of les HuguenOis" at the opera Rouse
this year probably accounted for the absence Oh
some faces which seen at almost every I'M
portant art sale in this city. Mrs. Powers the
widow of the owner Of the pictures. was present al
the sale with her daughter and sonin-aw Mr.. ana
Mrs. @. y. Perkins.
Among others who were noticed were lsldoi
Wormser, jr., C. r Simon, = A. Bell. L. NJ Lind
sey Mr. and Mrs. J. Bacae. A Blumenstel and the
Misses Blumenst!el, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Butler
Frank ". Savin and 2. N. Mcmahon Among the
dealers were Z. Brandus. Hermann Schaus' Ken
redy wunderlch s. c. Delmonico, S p Avery IT,
and Knoedler
The sum realized by the evenings sale s2s,e55
Mr. Powers is said have paid at least s2oOOOO FOR
his collection and Judging from the prices paid for
the pictures sold last night. hardly 50 per cent VIII
be realized on the investment. The highest price
of the sale 81 200 paid by Isidor Wormser )r
for Rosa Bonheur's THE Choice OF the Flock. MT
Powers paid a large for this painting at the
sale OF the George J. Seney collection In hT
Thomas E. Kirby. the auctioneer, was evidently
astonished at the small price realized The BIDDING
was started at $1,000, and two or three dealers ran
the price up 10 1900 when Mr. Wormser made an
offer OF 81 800 and choked off all except one OF his
competitors. The remaining bidder had evidently
q commission to buy the painting II possible ior
5000 as 1t up to that figure quickly.
Mr. Wormser also bought the painting which
fetched the next best price. paying 5000 for Meyer
Won Bremens Girl Reading" This. In the opin-
,on OF most OF the judges who attended the SALE
was the only picture which be said to have
been sold al a good figure. 1t was started at only
$3.50 and after the $1,000 point had been reached
Mr. Worsmer had only antagonist. an I'M
known buyer at the back OF the hall But polh
men were evidently determined to have the
picture and their competition made the only SEN
sation of the sale.
j. L. Jerome's "The Sentinel the Sultan's
Tomb" which supposed to he sacrificed wheh
1t was sold to Mr.. Powers at the Seney sale Tor
s4025 was knocked down TO II. f. Hayes for N'l5o'
Somebody wanted to start the bidding at Soo' put
the bid was accepted by Mr.. Kirby. who waited
until an offer Of 81 900 made. Another work
by well-known master which failed to induce any
enthusiasm in the bidding was j. j. Henner
Thoughtful This picture was started at WV
and knocked down for $500
A large painting by NJ. Rico, Venetian scene
was sold for 1900 while a Vbert An Uneven
Game" went for 1925 Just afterwart picture
which was described in the catalogue as by R 3
Teners signed and dated, was Knocked down
for $55.
canvases, for which Mr.. Powers paid heavy prices
were disposed of at nominal figures Among them
were p J. Dambourgezs oyster Woman in the
Kitchen" which brought $40 Diana and Her
sI2O - 1~.om
E,aare ~ The place de rOpera sFhich cost Mr..
Powers $500 was sold for $500 While an example example
down Tor s425 Even a Dupre failed TO awaken
much enthusiasm although it was large work.
and went for $3.50.