The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
AMERICANS Buy
F AXE PICTURES
Work OF Producing Spurious
Works Of Art Is Thriving
Industry.
FIND 1T HARD TO STOP FRAUD.
French People 80 Longer Cour-
teous--Dcpcnd on Pardon,
Monsieur"
~ MARQUIS DE cAsTEL1,,r

b. y
(srccial Gable TO The Times Dispa tch)
Paris, February o5.--1t is estimated
IS believe I have ALREADY informed
your readers. that there are 1900 false
CcrotS IN France But what had not
SAID Is that the work Of producing
1ike pictures still goes on. Of these
$4,000 spurious pictures. l regret to say
5000 have been sent 10 America
The principal establishment for the
manufacture OF bogus Corots Is at
Montmartrc. There is also one at
Vile d'Adray. a pretty little suburb OF
Paris. where Gam beta lived There
arc some smaller csta blishments In
provincial towns For instance, at
toulouse there is a studio run BY
spa nlsh artist. Real Corots have an
especial interest tor Americans, because
II Vas an American artist who gava
the first impetus to the famous Earbi.
soI school
The first patron OF Corot. the man
who really discovered him. was VIII
liam Hunt, on American artist, second
ONLY 10 Whistler.
How arc we TO stop tn, fraud? /.
cannot say \ copy Of a picture is not
necessarily forgery. nor does 1t rem
edy the evil 10 cut out the dealer and
huy from impoverished old families
WAC gave documents 70 prove the au-
,hent!oity OF tho Corots. Impoverished
old families are also oft-timcs dupes
and in any event they would charge
five times as much as the painting
~ouid be worth.
Hurt by the l'Anlby Lcttcr..
TIL. Due De Choiseul--I mean Mrs
Hamilton PaineTs dukc--has three
American aunts and three American
nnc!"s VITO residc IN Paris. Their fam
lily name is Forbes. and they hail from
Ncw Work.. They have 4 splendid man
sion in the Averuc dc Palma The
WoEncn arc YER intellectual and Very
c@rlusivc. They bug hoon. rather
than diamonds, and ningla little with
stanily among he French set. Need
icSs % say they speak our language
pcrfect.y.
Understand they were quite pleased
Whon thcy icarnei ;fcir nephew was
gong - marry aIrs. Hamilton Paine.
but d'Aulhy's revelations curing his
i!al Z, The Court OF Tours shocked
Hence tic aumdSof1e doorway of tho
marion on the Avenue Dc i.llma IL
nos likely Itc nc darkencd by tho newly
made dusneas jDst 1T present
French 40 Longer CnurteouH
i!1d VIZ not been = courteous race
~ Tic past tho tradition % French no
iiieness would n*ver have exlstcd
itainiy sptakln3. to-day we arc moi A,
polite race.
The .Frenchnan Of TO-DAY .hinks tic
lords Pardon monsieur" 1vipc OFT
sny art Of rgdenrss Ifc viii !Dnin 10
Oh Your shoulder al I.ougchanIIis ii,
order TO 20, good ioo!. ii; tic rare
II ma Knock yoii- hat on and .ogsi-
bl% c%eu throW %aE down. hut he has
saiF "i'arGon monsieur" ~. II does not
matter
:, Inc taest,4 10 loas no, n,on6 30
- lot YOU get Ia your E.a, ron ,nusl
clinb cTef him ~ remain in tho .ielc
nc is neTer knQTn 10 give 2 lady
stat IN . 'rAmcfy Or omnibus or q
; ira.n He pgiaa bor ~ ha goes rasi
/ pul inlh M fays. ~ Z form OF express
Ng mis- aGmiratioD NJ her
nanRs 10 u icptnc. however, tho
policc afA Ftil ioiiie ana really take
1 snine trouble - piv~ some rxplana,ions
WHeh demanded Isui for the nIodcru
ff,GHneh!nan ! disfinc,ly saw he X MOI
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