New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-27
Paris Firm Highest Bidder
for "OId Man" at GriSCOm
Collection Auction.
OTTO BERNET PAYS
$4,000 FOR A REYNOLDS
Interest Greater than al Any
Similar Event Within
MANY Months.

ilf' ol tNe Ni-Nfrt IN. i.'r 'hfI 81 'I iNi
canvas hy Rembrandt tt.r9. was paid
last night At the opening session 81 tine
sale Of notable paintings bv ono great
masters collected by tine late Clement \
Griscom. or Philadelphia. The thirty-Gre
pictures offered last night brought "a
total Of $50 i95.
The big ballroom at The Hotel Plaza
was filled 10 IL capacity when Thomas
L. Kirby. Of the American AS lssocia-
ton. opened the sale. and there wee
present buyers from an quarters # tine
globe
ore man. \ Preyer. from The Hague.
who came over in the Olympic. seut a
wireless to Mr. Kirby, 70 is said. whcn
the steamer was found 10 he late. fearing
he would not arrive I'M time TO bid on
several Dutch pictures which he bought
! Inst night.
The first bid for the Rembrandt cam
vas Portrait OF an Old Mana panel
was $1,000, and I'm A moment every one
was on the qui vive as the bids ran up
to t2000o in less than two minutes. and
then on by t1,0co leaps to $4,000, at which
It was knocked down TO Kleinberger &
Co. OF this city and Paris.
The portrait IL painted within an oval.
though the panel is rectilinear. and shows
an impressive head OF a man Of advanc-
Ing years. with a strong face. strongly
4 80 ,t,.g;
viduality. He wears rich coat or Of
fetal robe OF deep dark velvet. with a
white ruf'ed inner collar. The picture,
after being I'm a number Of collections
abroad, was purchased by Mr.. Griscom
from Eugene Fischhof, OF Paris.
The next highest price OF the evenirx z.
g., 900, was paid by Otto Bernet for The
Countess OF Rothes.' a canvas by Reyn-
Odds 1t was purchased from the late
Robert NJ. Lindsay. Of Philadelphia. The
same buyer gave A,4OO each for Frances.
Wife of Henry Robinson. Esq, and Son -
by Lawrence. and Still Life with Fig
ures,' by Snyders.
THE Thatched Cottage on the Moors."
by Old Crome was sold to Rosenbach &
Co., Of Philadelphia who also obtained
for $500 Molenaer's AN Interior with
Figures Counting" and Head OF an Old
Woman" by an unknown German artist
for 1885.
4 Preyer. OF The Hague. gave 80 500
for Forest Scene" by Riusdael. a Dutch
painter. and $3.50 for Returning from
the Boats" by Isrsels
There was some keen bidding for the
Portrait of Lady Spencer Churchill" a
canvas by Hoppner 1t was finally
knocked down to W. w. Seaman. as
agent for $4,000. He also bought, for
$1,000, a Portrait OF Henry Fullerton.
Esq by Raeburn.
The titles, artists. buyers and prices Of
the paintings that brought over 500 fol-
low:
Title artist and buyer. Price.
Virgin and Child and an Angel. Esrly
Italian school; Professor b. :. simko- ,.,
The OLD Mans story Morand, J.
An Interior with Fisures--Courtine.
Molenaer. Rosenbach Company ..-....... ZOO
"Holv Family" Barocc called Flora da
Trbinol: Miss G.. r. Wcllington......... go
The Grand Canal At the Ducal Palace.
Venice" II Csnaletto CAntonio Canale,.
"Hsmpetesd2A storm" constable: Ro-
senbsch COMPANY ..........'............ 900
German artist i Rosenbach Company. 1895
Duchess Of Portsmouth," LEY: Bernct 49,
agent 50
Miere e Berhet agent ..'............ 5000
Portrait Of Miss Morris" Cotes; A. s. -.
JOScphs 1900. SfV
Portrait Of Henry Fullerton ESQ.,"
Rae5urn. W. ". seaman agent ......: 0V"
Portrait of Lady Spencer Churchill 90.
seaman o agsn MAN. Lawrence w." 1850
y y115ser 81 Rernet ace agent, urous 800
Portrait Of a Burgomaster with Wine
glass in His Hand" Van der Helst Ro- ooo
senbach GO. ....................'.. :...... S'-VV
V g RI Rim dSisnb a ' Co .'...'... $500
Portrait Of a Nobleman" Halls; J. Will ooo
Jams i'fVV
1B Be ou sr@n, i.''"'. I've, .D' % 900
Lot and His WIFE and Daughters, Ac-
companied by Two Angels, on the Point
of Departure" Boil; w. W Seaman.
agcntl I-f'
ln9ld"i come. Rossnbsch CO 49,. $500
Rural GossiDs' Morland. G y. Wood. 200
Forest Scene. Van Ruisdael: \. Preyer ssVO
"rhe Virgin Mary Kneeling," Previtali .,o
The Administration. 'Pirieyitai: w. "
Mother and Child-The pets" Ope
j. Williams .........-....-..... .......... looV
mann agent i....'......'............ 800
Frances Wife Of Henry Robinson. ESQ,
and Son. -" Lawrence. (Bernct agenO.... ifP
nei s .ag VIZ" 'su' 400
"Zalm Haven" Rotterdam Jongkind,
\. Prever .......-.-.-.. iV'o
I WfIilems a"' ''s'' $50
Returning from the Boats" lsrsels
HrcNcr ''''
"a "a r c%i'ase interior ''io''''i'''' 400
a Dutch lnterior-Mother and Chill