New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
PAINTING BY CUYP
Bid UP TO $4,000
Dutch Artists Canvas
Considered by De Groot
as One of His Best.
Is PICTURES SOLD
IN SIXTY MINUTES
Lot Brings S190,125, an Aver"
age Of $3,167 for Each
Minute.

Thomas f. Kirby, Of the American
Art Association, established new rec
ord last night for speed and results in
the sale, at the Hotel Plaza, OF the
paintings by great masters consigned
TO the association by the Duveen
Brothers. From the time he offered
the first of the pictures until he
knocked down the last one, only sixty
minutes elapsed. and in that brief pc
riod the fifteen paintings had been sold
to thirteen persons, their bids amount
ing to Sl90.125, or at an average rate
Of S12 $500 for each canvas. Figured
by time, the average spent a minute
was S3,l67
Almost all Of the paintings had been
damaged by heat, smoke and water
during a ire in the hold of the steam
ship Mississippi, in November, 1914,
while in transit 10 this country. Mr.,
Kirby declared last night that with
the exception Of the first two pictures
offered, which we're charred a little,
the rest could easily be restored to
their original condition.
Scott and Fowles paid the highest
price of the evening, $4,000, for
"Horsemen, Cattle and Shepherds in a
Landscape" by the Dutch painter,
Cuyp, canvas 40 inches high by "a
inches long. This picture is from the
collections of Edmund Higginson,
1912; Joseph Bond. 1872, who lent 1t
to the Academy for exhibition that
year; c. Wertheimer, 1894, who also
lent il to the Academy in that year;
Comte Boni de Castellsne and Maurice
Kann, Paris. Tho scene represents a
fine summer morning, and the atmos-
pheric effects of summer light on land
and sky are most admirably rendered
while aerial perspective IS that of nat
ure itself. This is, according 70 de
Groot, ono Of the best pictures by CuyT
on the Continent.
The next best price OF the sale was
$4,000 paid by W. +. Evarts for Mrs
Otway and Child" a canvas by Sir
Joshua Reynolds. The subjects are
Sarah. wife Of Francis Otway. and her
/ daughter Jane, afterward Mrs. Nc.
/ Murdo. The picture is from the OPP
/ penheim collection. and it was formerly
f in the possession of Charles Sackyille
+ Bale, Esq. grandson Of Mrs. Otway
II was exhibited az the British Institu
ton in 1871 as Mrs Otway and
. Child" and again in 1857 as Family
/ Portraits" Scott & Fowles gave S3l,
/ 600 for Portrait of Miss Sotheran." by
/ Lawrence.
THE Holy Family" by Rubens, from
the Duke of Sutherland's collection
was knocked down after some spirited
! competition to c. +. Williamson fol
/ 500 900. This composition contains sil
/ life size figures.
The titles. artists, buyers and prices
Of the other pictures sold follow II
that order:
/ PORTRAIT ~ Alexander Tdesi. Baron p'AI-
/ vcghem." Van pyck. seaman tasc.O IS 70
I 'ONcn iu Shed cup, j. Pau Ntf'.h. ..'l
I -1Hr Figif boo Ee}pr' Cpp. VI. kuoedtt on
"Iand~rapc with Cattle Potter. \. j. BiH"n o.Vo
"Pr0cc,siaual Scene" Del @rlaJo. 'oha2m o..
a Oharh ........-.... -. .-....., '''u
"Virgu and child WIN Saint John and
SAINTS" Ro--eIH. BcTct iageuO ......... zoo
Madonna art CH.d" garcl. Ahertneh' -
e. H. LuoIe.r ....... ..... -. ...-.. ..-. lev
Virgin ard enid. with Saints" Fic7entho: 90
/ Virgin anil CHd. with saint John tcircu- -,
lar glucu Di Crcdi. llcuD leinhard =. $40
. 'To-trait " Youth in Red cap Ia -
Prad.s. A. RogEcr0n .--..- .-., l.
Z Bust Portrait Of Young Man IN Black q.
T5r" H4rrt. H. H. LONE. ............... -