The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-18
TWO ILLNESSES CALLED BOGUS
tNtSt a. INCIDENT Ar LAST
NIGHT or SCHEMM SALE.
Painters son Ruled Against Them and
Kirby Asked That They Be Destroyed
sharp Bitidiny for Conant Por.

Last nights sale OF pictures at Men,
delssohn Hall developed a very unusual
experience for the large audience. They
head the auciioneer. Thomas +. Kirby
Of the American Art Association. declare
that two paintings in the collection OF
the late Peter A. Schemm OF Philadelphia
which had been catalogued as by the late
George inness had been withdrawn from
the sale as not being the work Of Mr..
Inncss
This in itself has scarcely ever happened
before at New York picture auction
but Mr.. Kirby went further and indicated
that the paintings will in all probability
he DESTROYED The two pictures were
those referred to in TIE Sun Of esterday
morning as having been passed in Thurs
days auction without explanation. Nos
20i and PA of the catalogue.
After No. 28s Of the catalogue. Gather
ing Clouds" by Mr.. Inness. had been sold
las, evening for $500 Mr.. Kirby made
this statement:
The two paintings. Nos 20i and ?li.
which were Withdrawn Ia At evening We're
exhibited in our galleries during he
opening day and press view o' the ex-
hibition and they We're favorablv com
mented upon by those who viewed them
Toward the evening of the opening dav
Mr.. George Inness. .jr.. who was visiting
the exhibition. informed me of his doubt :
az to these two paintings being by ma
father Accepting Mr. lnncss's opinion
Immediately withdrew the paintings
from the exhibition and ultimately from
the sale And in furtherance Of our EFFORTS
to prevent the pictures passing into the
hands OF ether parties ! have suggested
to the executors of Mr.. Schemm that
they obtain the consent of his heirs u
destroy the two canvases.
These two paintings had not only been
fav orably noticed by newspaper critics
on the dav after their exhibition IN the
Schemm collection. but they had been
shown in many other exhibitions TO which
Mr.. Schemm had lent them and so far
as is known their authenticity has never
before been questioned
Another interesting development OF the
evening was in the number OF people
who made efforts 70 get the portrait oi
Abraham Lincoln by 4. j. Conant Mir
kirby made a little announcement III
connection with this painting. He sa;s
that Mr.. Conant had visited the galleries
and ned told him about the painting q
the porirait in 1880. between Lincoln
nomination and his election. Mr.. Consnt
he said. had told him how good "a likeness
lMss- lAincoln--had pronounced IT, Mr.
| Kirby then afforded his audience some
amusement by making personal con
| tession.
# tod Mr.. Conant." he said, that
itoo could vouch for the portrait being q
| good likeness OF Lincoln | told HIM that
on July L. 1861. | had seen Lincoln II
| PHILADELPHIA and that ] was perfectly
sure that this likeness OF him was IA tr'.,
one"
| Last evenings session winch was the
concluding one of the Schemm sale.
| Welded SlU2 500 which brings the tota
of the auction to SiSo.2l5
The Lincoln portrait brough. 81, 200
II was bought by a widely known collec'
tor and il likely eventually TO find a home
in a public gallery The highest figure
| of the evening was paid 10y W. Sharpe
| kilmer of Rochester for Schreyers paint
ing entitled a Wallachian Teamstel
Entangled in the Marshes" which was
knocked down at $s.2W.
,on noo'h' ~ i,,r.,sd n,.a, d.,, nr =,
| III, u ma 'ttra'teu II eiTa' ue'i vi a.
'eriion among PAINTERS. was bought
by the Georges Petit Galleries Of Pari'
for 81. 40. A lardscare by }. Fiunci'
! Murphy of this city, Indian summer.
sold at Si.s25 The painting by Yer
bcecl,hoven. No. ?a5 of the ca.a logIe
whl'h on IhIISc"v TsenI'S i'"u 'u IN W
s92j was resold for the account OF lhurs
ca1vas caS roe roo laree for him. and broueh
$50 ,.s Macon, =, ,,o ,,o,ura
| Following Is the record OF the pictures
brin ging $500 or over:
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