New-York tribune., 1902-06-13
THE HUMBERT PICTURES.
COLLECTION MADE BY THE FRENCH
ADvENTURESS- RESULTS
OF SWINDLE IN VALUA-
BILE CANvASES.
Paris, June 3.

whose exploits in the art Of swindIing surpass
ANYTHING hitherto recorded in this country, will
he sold At auction at the Georges Petit Gallery
m June 20. The sale Will be one Of the most
tnnortant. and certainly the most sensational
cne Of the season. Experts have carefully ex-
ar7iped the one hundred and fifty pictures that
4o-red the gallery ir the town residence Of the
+7unberts. No. 65 Avenue de la Grande Arnnee
and they estimate the value of the paintings at
$4,000
OF the $50 pictures. 129 are oil paintings by
modern masters. and p are pastel drawings or
vrater colors. There are works by Corot
7subfgnv. Diaz. Rosa Bonheur Delacroix. Jules
Duprk. Meissonier. Rousseau Fromentin, Isa-
hey Paul Baudry. Gustave Moreau. Troyon
Eenianin Constant. Gervex. Jules Breton
Cain. Ziem. Roybet, jacques. Beraud, Sisley,
Remington. JacQuet, Brown. Courbet, Domingo
D-eux. Robert Fleury Heilbuth. Henner. Leloir,
Tey-v. Madrazo, Legs. Marilhat. Pasini, Pissarro
Alfred Stevens. Theodule Ribot, Renoir. Claude
Monet, De Nittis. AIillet, Jonkind. Boudin, Van
Narcbe. Tissot, Decamps. Detaille, Tassaert.
Juaua Roulani Manet. Schreyer, Vollon and
Veyressat-
Among the most valuable pictures is the
81 sveusesr' CThe washervomen) by Daubigny,
group Of washerwomen are energetica!!y
-lungfng handfuIs Of linen IN the river Snow
white garments are spread on the grass. drying
3, 1ha summer sunshine: cart ard white horse
,-vs,- ~ the bank: there is delicious wooded
landscape and this picture has TO a remarkable
degree the sofcness and charm OF Daubigny's
finest works
Corot is represented by five pictures, the best
IF which is lie Pecheur.' painted in 1871.
There is a cluster OF trees TO the right. beneath
which Two fishermen in boat are drawing their
nets from the swiftly flowing water OF d river
which reflects sparkling 0ashes Of sunheaTns
7rfts q reeds give movement and animation to
The scene. Corot's ''Pont-Neuf. painted in 1872
gives charming view OF the famous old bridge
with its statue Of Henri ", and the Palace OF
the Louvre the columns OF which are brightly
--op1inent IN q dazzling bath OF sunshine.
Among the works by Meissonier is an ad-
-nirable portrait Of 5Ieissonier painted by him
self The complexion is clear and bright, ana
-be ewes are dark and penetrating- Il is a bet
ter work than the portrait Of Meissonler IN the
luxembourg Gallery, and is indeed the hnest
portrait Of the great painter known TO exist
There are several Louis XVIII figures by Mels-
sonier and pleasing water color represents
Neissouier and his son Charles riding on morse
back along the seaside, near Antilles An IN
-a-es-ing water color by Neissonier is that Of the
ruins Of the Tuieries. painted in ISL Ihere
are fallen columns and crumbling blocks OF
!
main standing amid the general destruction
and on a portion Of an iron balcony are medal
inns bearing the names "Austerlitz ana
.edarengo." which the flames had left intact
Through an opening Of the ruins is seen the
triunphaI arch Of the Carrousel. and above all
is clear blue peaceful sky. Charles OF Eng
land is portrayed by Meissonier in a water color
riding on horseback through q park with
greyhound running by his side. Rembrandt Is
elso depicted by Meissonier in his studio. seated
wearing red garment, and holding a prusn IN
his hand. This was painted in 1865
One Of .he most important pictures in the
collection Is King David" by Gustave Moreau
: large canvas feet inches high. by
feet : inches wide, which has been re-
produced in engravings by Bracquemond- The
rsin-ar has evoked q superb Biblical vision
Between the columns Of z palace King DaVlc Is
seated On his throne. with his head bowed by the
weight Of q massive, bejewelled golden crown
Al angel is seated at his feet and incense is
burning in a suspended jar Of gold Roses are
strexn on the steps CT the throne There Is
far reaching landscape, contrasting with the
regal brocades and mosaics and gems Ihls
Picture is regarded as Gdstave Moreaus master
piece.
Three excellent Isabeys figure in the Humbert
collection The largest Of them measures d
@ Inches
represents a group Of fsherfolk. men and
women tugging at q capstan. which is hauing
e sloop up the beach. \ rustic chapel forms the
background Another fine Isabey is The Bene-
d:ction" = bishop in full canonical robes pro
nounces q blessing in 2 beautifully hghtea
church while group OF men and women de-
scend from the steps OF the altar. Inc six
Merchant" presents a rich brilliancy Of Color
Lords and ladies' in fine attire are selecting
costly stuffs for their garments. and delicious
scenes Of Irritation are going on amid the sheen
OF silks satins and bTocades- Both the bene-
6iction" and The Silk Merchant" were painted
tn 1873. =
There is delightful Cain, Houses Along
Canal" painted in delicate grays, and small
winding path. half concealed by weeds, passes
in front of red brick dwelling. Les Chau-
rnieres- is q pastel with pond 10 the left ana
red brick farm houses There is bright balny
sky and a pleasing harmony Of grays ana
greens.
There are thirteen superb pictures by Royoet.
The best known of these is La Main Chaude,
painted IN 1855. which is remarkao bic Tor rlch-
ness OF colorng. impaired by the picturesque
seventeenth century costumes. La main chaooe
IS the name OF the popular game wherein the
person with bended head and closed eyes mas
10 guess the identity Of the comrade who slaps
his open hand resting his back The costumes
are in red, gray, brown, black and white
felt hat a trumpet and an earthen wine jug are
On the stone foor. The figures on the Wine
cask are highly effective. The Reading the
Manuscript" The 3odel'-a nude woman
with auburn hair stands erect in grace
tUl pose before the artist and his ad-
rairing friends-"The Drinking Song" the En-
barras de Choix" the "Comedia Players at the
Castle The Inn" ''The TWO Pages" are all
works possessing the strongest characteristics