New-York tribune., 1901-02-25
THE FEYDEAU SALE
HIGH PRICES RECEIVED IN PARIS ro,
INIPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS
Paris. Februarv- 4

IA
Dame de Chez Maxim" which took place yes,er-
day at the Hotel Drouot is regarded bv -,
lectors. amateurs. and especially by picture deal
ers. as an event OF great significance for If is
claimed that the result OF the auction disc,osss
the real trend of taste in art and shows that i'm.
pressionist pictures stand higher in public ravo-
than they ever did before.
There We're ninety-seven oil paintings in ths
collection which. together with thirty-eisht mas
tells, drawings. water colors and studies brough,
the total number up TO 1856. Never before hasa
picture sale been more effectively doomed" nv
the Partisan press. There were several reasons
for this First. because NJ Georges Feydeau and
his father-in-law. NJ. Carolus-Duran whose ad
vice has generally been followed in making pur
chases for the collection. enjoy great personal
popularity in Paris Second. the collection largo
ly consists of works by impressionist painters
and the French dealers had made I'D their
minds. without exactly making a corner" in
impresslonist art to "bulT' the prices as much ss
possible.
BOUDIN'S PICTURES DOOMED
No less than forty-eight works in the Feydean
collection are by Eugene Boudin. the painter Of
pictures or. rather, of seaside and sea resort
views, who almost unknown until 1871
when Duranty, the Partisan art critic, placed
his works in the foremost rank NJ Georges
Feydeau preferred Boudin TO any other painter
because to his mind Boudin was inbued with
just the right amount of impressionsm to suit
his fancy. NJ. Feydeau says that no less than
twelve hundred Boudins have at various times
been purchased and sold by him The
Boudins in NJ. Feydeau's recent collection are
thoroughly representative of this prolific artist
who is still little known outside of Paris, and
enable one to follow the painter through his
pilgrinages- His work at Rotterdam. Amster-
dam, Antwerp. Venice, Trouvflle. Deauville
Douarnenez. and at the mouth Of the Gironde
shows remarkable subtleness of perception and
knowledge of color values The groups on beach
or pier are full OF animation. Boudin had such
an attraction for VI. Feydeau that one day. when
Henri Fouquier asked him how he employed his
time when not writing plays, Feydeau re-
piled: Il hunt for Boudins." The finest Boudin
in the collection is lie Port de Camaret"
which was exhibited in the Centennial Gal
Iery at the Worlds Fair OF 1900. 1t is
realistic gray seaside view, with ships and
steamers, and sailors in the foreground in a tar
paulin covered market. For this picture I
am told NJ. Feydeau paid $500. 1t brought
at yesterdays sale $3.50. ''L'Eclaircie."
spirited sun effect by Boudin. bought by
a dealer for 10000 francs. or $1,000 The forty
eight Boudins in the collection, many of them
mere studies. pencil drawings or water eolors.
realized altogether $4,000 francs. or $4,000.
This is the first time that such a number has
been put in one block on the market Some Of
the pictures are most pleasing Boudin seems
TO have done for seaside painting what NJ. Helleu
has done for the modern woman-he has caught
the graceful unduIation of motion and fixed it
on his canvas. II remains to be seen whether
these Boudins brought exaggerated prices or not
The experts are unanimous in saying that the
prices really represent the true value Of the
pictures. and most of the paintings were
bought by dealers it seems probable that the
next large sale of Boudins may realize still
larger sums. AT all events. Boudin's works have
caught the eye OF the public. and are fashion
able"
THE COLLECTORS PROFITS.
There were seven Sisleys in NJ. Feydeaus col
lection and they sold remarkably we'll lie
Pont de Moret" a charming picture of the little
riverside village Of Moret, with its quaint bridge
for which the expert at yesterdays sale asked
10000 francs. or $4,000. was sold 10 Mr. Strauss.
the collector. for 2SOOO francs. or $500 Two
years ago NJ Georges Feydeau paid 1900
francs or $500 for this picture Siseys
Garden at Louveciennes' brought II. 100 francs.
or 81 go. and the "Argenteuil Bridge went for
10000 francs. or $1,000 The seven Sisleys alto
gether realized Il $50 francs. or S14.270
There were six Monets in the collection. and
they all brought good prices. Temps Girls
hoarfrost effect sold for 1100O francs. or S.
200 and the Poppy Field" brought 800 francs.
or 81 $50
There were four paintings by Theodule-R1oot
in the collection. and notwithstanding their
somewhat sonbre colors they brought fair prices.
Gems de Cuisine" a beautiful bit of colorins'
representing three scuIlions sitting about a
kitchen table drinking brought $3.50 francs or
S1610
beautiful and dreamy Isabey-Le Port
brought 10000 francs or $4,000 1t is inter
esting to compare this sum with the $500. which,
according TO the cable dispatches from New
York published in the Paris newspapers. was
the amount paid at the Kearney sale for lsa-
beys Moonlight on the French Coast
The three Ziems in the collection sold remark
ably well. sunset view on the Grand Canal az
Venice brought 10000 francs. or S3,SOo; but tne
st. GATHERINGS IIiu' at Rouen. by Pissaro' 1or
which the expert asked 1900 francs. brought
only 10000 francs. or $4,000. The three Jons-
kinds sold we'll La Rue de rAbbe de fEpee
a night view OF perhaps the most quaint OF
Paris streets. lighted by moon ray from tne
middle of cIouded sky brought 1850 francs
or 81 $40
The two Corots in the collection did not come
up 10 the experts estimates. La Tour TOT
which NJ Feydeau paid 14,O00 francs, sold lo'
1T,2oo francs. or $3.44O The estimation Of tne
expert was 10000 francs. or $4,000. Another
Corot-"Les Derniers Rayons"-brought 1oo"o
francs, or $1,000.
The total sum obtained at yesterdays saie
was $4,000 francs. or $1O2,600 NJ. Feydeau said
that he paid for the collection, as nearly as n
calculate, 3S0.000 francs or S16OoO- Ihs
amount realized surpassed all expectations Just
before the sale began eight experts made a pooi
bet of 100 francs each as to the result NJ belH-