The sun., 1909-02-27
GRAVES PICTURES, $2S8,25O
4 NILLET BRINGS Tor PRICE
e. y. TAFT THE BUYER.
'Sheep ShearinS" sold for @75 900 A
Mau,e Water Color Fetchcs SIS, TOO
and q Rousseau sI4 $500 Another |
by the same Artist for sll 900. |

The forty-seven paintings and two water
colors forming the picture collection
OF the late Henry Graves of Orange, y. j..
were sold at Mendelssohn Hall last even
ing before an attendance that filled the
hail. When Mr.. Krby's hammer fell on
the last OF them the evenings total in
dollars amounted to s232, $50. As porce-
lains belonging TO Mr.. Graves's collection
had boon sold yesterday afternoon in the
American Art Galleries for s42,o32. so
and other porcelains OF the collection sold
on Thursday afternoon brought $ie,l
the total proceeds OF the Graves auction
to date are sooi .i52 30, and there remain
to be sold 220 more of the porcelains this
afternoon.
The painting that opened pook etbooks
widest last evening was Millet's Sheep
Shearing.' which brought $4,000. The
buyers Of record were Scott 4 Fowles,
but it Is generally believed that the real
purchaser is Charles p, Taft. brother
of the prcsidoat-eleot
Tho naive a1uarele, Flock Of Sheep"
went last evening at sl3.2OO in a dealers
name. In anuther's went Rousseaus
summer Morning on the Disc for
1880. Another Rousseau. Forest Of
Compiagno," or with it's given French
tide. "Lisiere dun Bois Coupe was
bought for sl1,O00 by Edward Cahill.
who purchased in the afternoon the semi
eggshell blue and white vase Of Yung-
cheng, which brought 5000 and which
it is understood was purchased for an
out of town collection.
The titles of paintings which brought
81 900 and over. with names Of artists, OF
buyers where announced, and tho prices
arc hero given:
sultan at Prayer" Gcrome; T. F. Fred.
The Artist's Model" Geromc, Scott o,o
"GIrl With Rcd Hood" Henncr; Burnct
agent. 49,, -. 1870. also
Ind q the bay" .vulefroy; {. Gluckman. i,iso
THE Hay Car" Corot; II, II. Babcock .-... 1870
60 .....'o' - -. ia,5oo
"Twdis H.. Corot: Boussod. Valsdon q co. e,OO
Gray Skies. DaublgnE BurneI, agent =. $500
Village b. the Disc" Daubigny: William
Green Pasture" DsubIgny Knoedler &
The POOL" D!az j. j Sheppard ....,. ,.,',, 5000
"Fontalnebeau." Daz: II, Schaus ...,.." 4,e0O
"Orents Women. Dlsz: q. n, White ..... e,iOo
The Bathers," Diaz; Thomas James ....,. 2,eo
In the Forest" Daz; h: Relnhardt ....., 4,lD
Edge Of the Forest" DIaz; Il Schaus i3,ooO
~kas Of SUNSHINE puPIT sqrne1 nrn. agent,
~Moonrise ens Dnpr9 ehsireP Rrs gufn'' asen'
Road to the Village" Dupre j. A. Sters-
berg. .,............. S,A0O
The Old oak" Duprc Scott Fowies 80. 1900
Evening Twilight" Dupre: 4. Baker"..... 500
Early Morning" DuprS; a. Baker. .,.... 1900
Return OF the Flock" Dupre; 4. Benzlger. 9,lOO
Ia LeSsiveuse," Mlet j. J. Sheppard .... ,, coo
sheep Shearing," Mlllet: Scott fowles. 1900
"LandscapeWith Pool" RousScau Burnct
-S1inset.a Rousseau: n. Franklin" ...... 300
Evening In Cologne" Rousseau: J. r.
Andrews. ...... .................. 1.250
Morning on the Olse." Rousseau: II. Schaus 14,5oo
Forest OF Complesne," Rousseau: I'd
-Fontaineblcau." Rousseau; william War
Cattle Resting" Van Marcke; Thomas
James. ....,............. 500
"verdant Pastures" Van Marcke; J. Will
lam CLARK ,,..,...,.,............. $500
sheep and shepherd" Jacque: Burnet,
agent. .......,.. .......,... 1900
The Shepherd" Jscque; Burnet. agent. i,sO
LEOPARD and Serpent" Barye; Glaenzcr
Wounded Tiger" Deiacrolx; Glaenzer & Co 5000
Turkish Butcher Shop" Decamps: -B. -
Return from Hunt Isabey; william
The bun" Michel: &. Giuckmsni 1850
"Ilock & o. sheep Mauye; Glaen,er Go: pSo
Msuve FLOCK OF Sheep" are water colors.