New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
ART SALE TOTAL S51,82Q'
masquerade Ball. Brings Top
Price of Chase Collection.
| KNOCKED DOWN FOR S1,525
Blommers, Dutch Artist, Is Pres
ent, and Sees His Own Pict-
ure Sold for $3.50,

A canvas by CASTOR la Touohe. The
Masqueia ade Pail. Grand Opera iouSe,
Paris" proved the storm centre of the
bidding last night at the final sale Of the
William NJ Chase collection I'm the ball
room at the Plaza Hotel. II wgs started
at $50, and in few minutes had passed
the s. 90 mark. Then three or four bid
ders ran it up BY $50 and s25 bid, to Sl.j2j.
the top price OF the evening. NJ which it
was Knocked down T. Knoedlrr a. 90.
The picture represents a brilliant seen,
in the lobby of thr Paris Opera House,
with throng of mon and women in tho
centre and mounting the grand stairca5..
In costumes Of varied hue.
Knocdcr & Co also paid H,o for "Ex-
pectancy," by Stevens
Frank =. Nandcrip bought ten pictures
which cost him sl7eo The one Tor whicu
he paid the highest price was al lnnes,
landscape, entitled "Shawaurunk Noun
tains." Perhaps his most important pur-
chase, however, ion which he gave &2o
WIS 9TH" zen" Player" which is said
to be the brst OF NL.strr's paintings ia
oil. His other purchases .rclud Il Land
scape,' by inness. N4o. Moonlight Land
scape,' by DIpre and Tie Sleeping sol
der" hy Gros
The Dutch artist R"rnardus Johannc.
BloE.u.crs. Was present with ai. wifi when
his water color, Children Playing on the
Seashore,' was put up. Mr. Kirby. tho
auctioneer. toid those present that II was
the first American sale the artist had ey-r
attended. His canvas was bought by
Meredith Hare Tor S43o
Before The sale began Mr.. Kirby read
letter from Mr.. Chase denying a rumor
that the sale was cleaning ont OF his un-
desirable pictures. lie declared that such
a report Is absolutely Incorrect. Mr.. KirU,
himself, he said. having made the s"lec-
uous from the pictures in his studio and
his home.
The total Of last nights session was
aioI. making the total for the entire sale
SJl. so
The pictures that sold for 500 or NOR"
were as follows
Painting ara artist Buyer. Price.
Italian c,prcss Trees" Rico, F. a. Var ,,oo
"T,netlan "TtHl H5a,s." Bunro: F. \ vsuderIlp 2fo
"Lauis'npe.' lun@ss. T.. 4 Nand,rip.--. ~"
Moonlight trap Eucamrment.' fr"men- ao,
'IIead Of q Young ~or-sn." stevens. T..
In HoI.anf." HI.'f Marl,. ". Il. Chi,terden... 20
Landscape" l<p.ne; II. C. Louis ..;...... 2Co 2,n
italian Boy." Mancini. 4. Oll.oui....... -
~ E.' V Hon. H. A Thornc ......-- ~"
''rhre" Girls" MonuceH; otto Pern"' ,oo
.Il@s! ~ , Woman Rl5ot. 4 r. Lang 23o
ouuie Grazing Van MareS", VI. g. 90
"5uI Lie. lo.on. Dr. a. yanIer,tp 80
Mpou,rai Land. s.aIr.. bunrS. J.. ,.,
.,sals,asl i...,a'.G uar-r s,erur....'.. 700
.Gif Euu''r- Nautr. ~ o.. Sfootr.... '''
"cnllar.a IGa,irE on 'hc scs7aor".' Hom- 700
mos, W~f.Ir1 Hare. ......-...... $50
., ra" 81, ~, stevens. j.. Roth
la p'oi.i..' e,a, gor,r Nr Harc %"
'lioar - 4 Young Msr.' Ro'ha' T.. c. nm
.-rhe sleeping so.'ler" Gre.. D. \. Van. 90,
.r,e Young Na.iaso.' Io,tc' # WI 90.
..rala.,aro vo.,on. " G. Tfon,rson ... 45o
'Tish 10 Oh" Marsrt' NoIon y \. Put ,.,
sheep Mauy". holland Galleries. ....... 4oo
'I.ids 'n WHIT satin. WiU"Ts. Henry
-, ~. window 1i',o,. John J. Low ,,.
'Iiead II Woman" Tla,rr. o''o H"rnet ON
"F'4r.r,." vo.,on. " sread ............. $50
"a Group of Arab rrsngwyn. a. r. .o,
* 'i'.t ft,... Son,i,e.i NJ II.r,........... 80
"con,or, OF m" -er. t1r''.. Netting. g. ..,
In serious ii Mood Cuuier. = $ whi,r
'stanauq7.rs Mountains Innes'. r. \.
.ro.,erins..'" Roashioo y a. U p II 49,
"lor,ro., Of no,s ronaear when Young. 90
"A Ba'hrg lcsolt.' EoudiD. " IIar" .... do"
"b'o4itslir." Ba-tl,n.i~pHE,. VI Franklin 80
'pu.ah Interior" KeF'r. OTTO Hernet
ug,uD ...........- ....... ..-...'.... ="
"T,,pc.taE-y' stevens. VI kuoct.,r & Co "rp
'Thc cello PLAYER whistler. r. a. Van
'lJcal q q Young Girl" Eoid.ul. A. Sen.
'Fros,v Morning IN %ounaEdy' Davis, T.
IT, II. curtis. ............ ..... ......--.- "A'
a picnic Party" Mou'icciu: VI. Hare .... LES
'-Ieeriug GIRL Hreitncr. =. \. Nsui"rlp 30
49,; Paters Rome" M41ciE'. !. Il. Wies go
- S,muati etir Listener la Touche: y.
4. Grpcr...... -.....'.- ...'' 49,
The Harp Player cox. Metropolitan
sunlight ana shadow" B.augW. %. c. ".
kraushSar .......... .-.--... .........t -
Kew FrId...' Muhrman, l.. N..Itms..-. 10
comm, Sto-rl." Brown: ". McKiuuon S75
''Girf win Green sash" F:"scl.", r. A.
Nanderlip ............ ......-........ 80
..r,' t1e Beach" stercu4. s. An.rrws. i.iOJ
Tho Artists Daughter khot, ~. WI.
Tn. MASQUERADE Ball Grand Oor~t House,
Paris" IN Toucte, VI. Eusedlcr < CO.. l12'
"A Midsummer Nights Dream M"ka't. 900
knuedlsr a to........ .......... ....''..- '"'
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