New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-24
THE HATENEYER ART SALE.
LOW PRICES BROUGHT BY PAINTINGS BY
AMERICAN ARTISTS.

LOW PRICES BROUGHT BY PAINTINGS BY
AMERICAN ARTISTS
The sale Of the Thomas r. Clarke collection Of
American pictures last week marked the apogee Of
prices for the works Of American artists The sale
Of the William +, Havemeyer collection last even
ing marks not exactly the pergee. but pretty near
g. Just why works If not OF equal Of almost
equal importance by the same artists. should bring
thousands Of dollars each week. and many
hundreds the next is one of those things the rea-
son for which is. Carlyle says. dim to US"
without attempting. therefore. 10 60 into oxplana-
lions. It may be said that Mr.. Havemcyer's colec-
ton was sold for a great deal Jess than what he
must have paid for H. and that even works by
Inness. Boughton. Abbey and Frank d Millet
failed 10 awaken any enthusiasm 10 speak OF in the
bidding.
The sale was held in the Fifth Avenue Art Gal
leries Fifth-ave. and Thirty fourth-st.. James $.
Silo being the auctoneer. Although the prices
realized for the pictures were remarkably low.
the large gallery was crowded with OF the
largest gatherings ever assembled in H. Even
the corridor and entrance were crowded and many
well-known Now-Yorkers were present
The best price of the evening paid was
expected the large historical painting Of Wash
ington and His Family at Mount Vernon" by Ed
ward Savage This was started at $1,000. and rose
quickly to 50 mn, at which price Il was knocked
down. It is curious that the picture which brought
the largest price should have been the only one
which WAS sold with any degree Of quckness. 1t
was ono Of the slowest sales ever known in this
city I'm spite Of the poor prices. the bidders acted
though they were considering the question Of
spending their whole fortunes and although there
were only seventysix pictures in the collection the
sale not over until nearly II o'clock. Next 10
the historical work by Savage the best price was
realized for Edwin A. Abbey's Visitors This
was started AT 500 and knocked down FOR $lG.o
The George Inness. Georgia Pines brought $L0o
This small and unmpOrtant example com
pared with some ~ those which belonged to Mir
Clarke. but few Of the experts In the room ca
rected that It would go for little as Il did.
Tho large work by VI. r. u De Haas. sunset
Star Island" was greeted with applause when it
placed the stand. and brought $.l0O No
pictures other than those already mentioned
brought over $1,000 Perhaps the greatest surprise
Of all the example by Frank p. Met. which
went for $500. This was almost exactly half OF tho
amount paid for the Millet owned by Mr.. Clarke.
The large work by Robert &. Minor within the
Hollow Murmur OF the Sea-" was knocked down
for $40. and "Out of Time" by j. 6. Brown. was
sold for $500 In Strange Seas by George ".
Maynard started AZ 800, and sold FOR $500
while Three Fishers Went Sailing" by Arthur
Quartcy for which Mr.. Havemcyer IL said 20 have
given a big price. was knocked down for t525
other prices were ~ Bit OF Coast" George ".
Smilhc 800 "Pers of the Arctic Sea William
Henry, $3.50. "A Tcte-h- Tete." carl Mari $500
story OF the Third Shelk." Thomas Moran $i0.
and "Wargrove Church on the Thames" Ernest
Parton. 500