The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-04
LIVELY BIDDING AT
WILLIAMS ART SALE
Interest Centres in American
Pictures at Auction in
Plaza Ballroom.
RECEIPTS TOTAL S3I, 500

The first session .of the sale OF the
lchahod T. Williams collection Of paint
iugs, conducted by the American Art AS
ISOLATION, drew a capacity house In the
ballroom Of the Plaza last night II
was the largest crowd seen at a picture
auction this season.
The prices did not establish any re-
marknblc records. for the greatest pic
lures of the sale appear at to-uights
session, but the bidding was at all times
lively, and In particular the works by
American artists sold we'll
The first picture to pass the $1,000
mark was Albert T. Ryder's little land
scape, which WAS sold TO NJ knocdler q
co for $1,000. and a picture by George
Fuller. audother of our American old
masters. brought the top price Of the
evening. going to q buyer represented
by ". W Seaman. agent for $1,000.
This was No. 20 in the catalogue, Lead
ing tho Gag large and characteristic
painting. An early example Of the work
Of the American impressionist j. Alden
Weir was bought by the Lotos club for
81 900
The total for the evening was s3iso0
At to-nights sale tho much talked about
Barbizou paintings. including Millets
Quarters and Cornts "Woodman's
Hut" will he disposed or
Tho list OF paintings with names Of
buyers and prices follows:
80.
ChrlstcninE'; NJ Knocdler &
s-R., ~ \. RiakeIock. AN Indian WV.
,-Ai Sai""P" RydeT. F aTRs Barn. Wv
YARD NJ. Knoeder & Co. 1900
IA u wyant Landscape; otto 80.
Ig-AIfTci" sieyc... Girl in white" "
NJ knocdler Cu............. $50
is-G. Bonncmaison. The Pool'; NJ. 80.
i5-Johanac. Bosboo.mr,, interior Of
s. ". vo.e .' .', is5O
" Knoedier & co "e 900 '' $40
1S--Roybet. Abduction OF Rebecca";
so-Adoiphc' Monticelii. Returning ~
Lorenz agent. ..... 80. $500
"-Nr fisTandsr Morton STtSs; SISTERS BIS
2:-l. II. TwaChtman. winter Land "a,
wv p. i nTSakeT on .. '"e 9e,"' 500
26-samuel Colman, "A Sunny After
y. II. Wellington. ............. 3s5
2S-w, 7, Richard lS.' =, IThs Visa a.,
&C. r nm Landscape; William -,
ai-pro.psr Mar!.6ai, "oid Tower ~,
Paul Jean Ciays. Morning on
tho Scheldt": s. Taylor .-.... asst
Worthlngton whittredge, "Au-
tumn on the Delaware Miss
T.. u. WellinEton........... S5I
36-lames II Smile. Evening.
Hlgh Sierras, California; T. 49,
S Williams .........t.....:... 5O
37-Jervis McEntee. Where late the
Wild flower bloomed the
brown leaf lies; II. V. Jones. 90
Sc r.. Jacque and @. Michel,
"Shepherdcss. sheep and Land
scape' W. w. Seaman, agent $40
3e-L +. Adam, Catherine de
Mcdicis In Counsel. w. W.
Seaman, agent. ....y........ 81
40-George Fuller, Leading the
CalC': W W. Seaman. agent. 40
Ill Alden Weir The Muse OF
Music: Lotos club. .......... LOO
42--GeorEes Michel The Heights OF
Montmartre"; Mr.. Cornell. 81
AS-Samuei Colman, "Quimper"; c. =.
w. k.aushaar; -. 49,. 81
''-FT Goa., NH Mr c corn ihe pu'cn 81
5O-Egldlus van Tilborgh. The Win
nins Carl, -. ~. seaman.
. Solomon Ruisdael. Holland
Landscape: W r. Benjamin. ~
53-Aelbort Cuyp, Winter: Hol-
land; Irving Brokaw........ liz
START van der Neer, Drawing
the Net by Midnight: Otto
Bernet agent, .............., 80
51--Jan van Goyen, River In Hol-
land; w +. Benjamin ,..... rs
, 5S-Jan van Goyen, Beach at
scheveningen", w f. Ben
Jamin .................... IL