New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24
s442,395 TOTAL OF SALE
Paintings on Closing Night
Bring $79,960.
146 ARTISTS REPRESENTED
Harpiginies's MISSIONER Pine
Goes to George H. Aims
lie for $4,000.

With a total of nearly half million dol
lars. the Emerson McMilln sale OF paint
lngs came to an end in the Plaza Hotel
last night. The experts said that II wen.
on record as one of the most successfuf
sales, both from the attendance and the
financial point Of view, ever held in this
city. Two hundred and thirty-eight pict-
ures were dispersed, and the grand total
for the four sessions-footing up i42,39j-
showed the average price OF each picture
to have been 1854 50. One hundred ana
forty-six artists were represented. There
were nineteen canvases by Inness, twelve
by Wyant, ten by Minor five By Corot
and four each by Dupre, Richet Virgins,
Troyon. Moran and Monchablon.
Last nights attendance fell below that
of the previous sessions, but the bidding
was brisk throughout the competition for
Harpignies's Souvenir of Antibes-The
Meissonier Plne"-which brought the top
price of the evening. sl2,9oo-being partic-
ularly keen. Ii was finally knocked down
10 George H. Ainsie. The picture SHOWS
an emerald canopy screening the SKY.
supported by the sturdy gray limbs ana
branches of a great tree.
Edward Brandus was the successful
bidder for Largilllere's portrait of The
Marquise du Chateet as Astronomy. ~
for which he gave $500, the next highest
figure. He also obtained, for 5000. Van
Loo's portrait of THE Marquise do
Maillebois" The total OF last night's ses-,
sion was s79.960.
Following are the paintings that brougnti
$500 and over:
Painting and artist. Buyer and Prics. !
Souvenir OF the Antibes-The Meis-
sonier Pine Harpignies: George II. 900
AlnsHe ............... ......'. -. $~S's~~
Portrait OF the Marquise Du Chatelet
a. Astronomy " De Larglliere, Ed
The a'q stampede" schreyer; a. Benriser $500
Portrait of the Duchess Of Escher.
De Largilliere; Blakeslee Galleries DIV
THE Marluse De Maillebois.' Van
Loo; Edward Brandus. .............., 0vol
Kohler ' ....... '' s.lot
Portrait OF the Duchesse De Noailles."
Glgand J. r. De La Mar............. 3lOOl
Sow and Pigs" Moreland: Miss NJ. d.
Whitman OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I.1O'
Napoleon Reviewing the 4th Regiment
OF Dragons In 1907 Detaille; h. H.
LorenZ agent Observation-Disclosures. SooU'
c5esserfed." Iely: Biakeslee Galleries 1850
santer err Edward i Brandus 90 ..'...... 1900
Louis XIII. Enfant, Sortant de
EEglise,' Isabey; Georges Petit CAL 80
"The Babe" Chaplin; Georges Petit
LA vos Celeste" Hebert; Knoedler &
20. .+.+....f .s-..-.s '''"'
Bull and Dog" Brsscassat; W. W.
seaman tdgent observation-disclosures ito"o
1.-THE Cherry Picker" Bouguereau
Charles hohler OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LOW
Portrait OF Lady Melville" Lawrence
Edward BranduS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. LOU
Portrait OF the Countess OF Carlisle,
LEY: DR. Paul Mersch. 1850
Portrait Of Miss Robinson ROmney;
r. H. LorenZ agent. ................ l,4Dn
The Haymakers" Munkacsy; Or. Paul
MeTSch ................. ss......s.' l,i-'
Portrait OF James Prescott OF War
wick" Lely: Enrich Galleries. ....... LOO
Co. ...,..'........'...,.. 1850
ION the Banks OF the Nile" Fromentin
KnoedIer a. ........................ LOS
Portrait Of Madamoselle olivier,
Greuze; r. H. Lorenz (agenu.......- 49,
STANDARD Bearer" Roybet; NJ. e. An
derson ..-.....-........ '..'.-'--' w