New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
S2O9,125 IN EVANS SALE
Senator Clark Pays $4,000 for
BIakeIock's moonlight"
S91.591 IN FINAL SESSION
Buyers Applaud When Curtain
Is Drawn Revealing Top
Price Painting.

a record was broken last night at the
final session of the sale OF the paintings
belonging to the Evans collection. held I'm
the ballroom a the Hotel Plaza. the total
of which was S9l $50. making the grand
total 500. 10 1t was canvas by Ralph
Albert Bakelock that brought the record
sl39C0-for "a painting by that
American artist and the buyer was SEN
ator William A. Clark
The title of the canvas Is Moonlight
IL had been purchased direct from the
artist by Mr. Evans and IT had been ex-
hibited at Berlin and Munich in 1910. The
subject is a landscape In the foreground
are indications of rocks and few slen-
der trees Of laceike foliage seen against
the light of the sky full moon, white
i'm haze of cloud vapor, is well above the
horizon.
There was murmur of applause Wneh
the curtain was drawn disclosing the
painting. and the first bid was 5000. 1t
ran up by 500 bids TO the price named
in less than five minutes.
Senator Clark also paid the next highest
price of the evening. $1,000 for Morning
at Navesink." a canvas by Wyant. and
50. 800 for another Wyant entitled The
Lonely Farmhouse" which was in the
Wyant sale Of 1885, Frank A. Nanderlip
bought THE Golden Hour" by Williams,
for sl.5c0. and Gray Hills by Francis
Murphy. The Twachtman paintings
brought good prices. The White Bridge
going to William Macbeth for S2l25. and
his Niagara in Winter 10 the same
buyer for Sl.S2J.
A notable purchase was that of Captain
j. r. De Lamar. who obtained for $500
twenty paintings by William II. Low,
y. A. They are the artists studies for
his mural decorations in the ballroom OF
the Waldorf Astoria. The sale OF the
Evans collection of prints begins at the
American Art Galleries this evening.
The paintings that brought more than
$1,000 follow:
Painting. artist and buyer. Price
Moonlight" Dlakelock senator ". \. "a,
Clark 30
Morning al Nayesink." Wyant: senator
" 4 CLARK '...................... 300
THE Mussel Gatherers" Martin:
Knoeder 4 Co...............-...-..... 'Vo
SUNSHINE and Clouds" Inness; Otto
Twenty paintings by William Low: cap
tain J. r. De Lamar. ................... J,SOo
Tho Lonely Farmhouse" Wyant SEN
ator W. \. Clark. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,yVO
"Tho Meadow Brook" Martin. William
Macbeth ....-...-...-. "'-V'
''Day break" Tryon; Rhode island School
Of Design. Providence. Observation-Disclosures. 3,"S
The Reflection Fitz; George :. ..
Palmer ..-...--.-...... NV
lam Mactc,h ..'' 2.i25
Early Morning-Noank.' Ranger: otto
b'fnft -++'-s -'NN
Woman IN Purple and Green Dow
ing. H. Rlnehardt. ......... .....-........ ZOO
Niagara In Winter" Twachtman; Will
lam Macbeth. ......... .............-.. ls-o
''The Golden Hour Williams; 7. \.
Nanurflip ...t...t.. l'V'V
October Haze Manhattan Hassam;
William Macbeth. ........................ Loo
"Haying Time" Wyant; William Mac
both Low
">ky. Dunes ana sea- Ranger: william
Mao eth ...... ]. 80
Gray NILS" Murphy; +. s. Nanderlip. J. 100
Birch Woods in the Adrondacks.
Nyant. Holland Gallery ................. LOO
"A quiet Nook on a sunny Day.
Homer. Moulion x Ricketts, ............ LEO
~ Pastoral Dessar: @. :. Palmer .-... lleo
''The Butterfly liassam; y. J.. Mon
boo .ss oil