New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-06
DAUBICNY CANVAS
TSOLD FOR $7,l00
Landscape Fetches Top
Price at Auction in
Hotel Plaza.
BIDDING is BRISK
FOR FAMOUS WORKS
Corot's "L'Etang" Second on
List, at $7,000-French and
American Schools Seen.

There was keen competition last
night in the bidding at the Hotel Plaza
for collection OF paintings by masters
OF the Barbizon, contemporary French
and American schools culled from vari-
Gus estates, which were sold by Thomas
F.. Kirby, Of the American Art Associa-
ton.
The big ballroom was filed with en-
thusiastic art lovers. and there was no
sign of decline in the IT arket for good
pictures. the eighry that were dispersed
last night bringing a total of s5s,655.
IL was Daubigny canvas, Land
the top price of the evening, S7,l00, and
F. r. Welsh was the buyer. The pict-
ure shows the Thames at point where
it is broad. Sailing vessels are under
way all about the river. The canvas
is signed "Daubigny, 1865" MiIlard
+. Tompkins was its last owner.
A Corot canvas, "LEtang." brought
the next highest price, $1,000. II is a
landscape, showing a winding stream
at the edge OF wood. The painting
came originally from the collection Of
Herr de- Schoen, OF Worms. The pur-
chaser last night was Michael Dreicer.
Erasmus Debating TO His Secretary"
by Baron Henri Legs, was sold to +. r.
Welsh for s3,l00, and John Levy gave
$1,000 for "The Sculptor's Studio by
Alma Tadema
Josef Stransky's bid Of $3.50 was the
highest for Won Pettenkofen's Hun
garian Peasant Wagon" panel, and
he also gave 1925 for Figure Group"
by Monticello. The Knoedlers gave ST.
900 for Josef Israels's Fallen Sheep"
and $3.50 for Gerome's "The Sentinel az
the Sultan's Tomb" "Lioness," a re-
markedly striking picture by Rosa Bon
heur, was sold TO Otto Bernet, as agent,
for Sl,l00
Following are the paintings that
brought $500 and over--title and artist,
buyer and price:
Interior" Decamps: Henry schulthsis. $500
Hungarian Peasant Wagon" Won Pstten-
Arab Horsonsn." Schfey.r: IIsrmsn kat. 525
la Vsche Blanche" Deterle: W. W. Sea
The Fam6ousss Hsrpisnies: q. A. Ellis.
"LEtang." Coro, ~ Drsicer .....a........ 200
Fallen Asleep" Irses: VI. Knoedler 1900
Landscape. % Hsrplgne'; S. birch. ........ :so
"Fayoum." G4rbme. George Rupert. "!
sheep IN stable. Jscqle, A. law 90
'Iandscape The River Thames" Dsubisny;
"Ie Mars6oat.' Gtrome; iohr ii. Fry.:... 1855
The River" Thsulog: p. W Roua. 49,. 500
Presents OF Love" Disz, George A. Ellis 1900
The sculp,ors Studio" Alma-Tadems; John
Ley Observation-Disclosures. ......... 2,ioV
Unfolding Holy Flag" Gt;0m.. W. II. -.
'faun aud Bscch,nt." Bousueresu; f. J. 80.
Roman Women Bathing" Gsrjm.: r. ". -.
The TOMB 0, the sultan" Gtr6mei Otto 49,.
PAN by III. River" knight, Henry shul. -
Jew Praying at soomon's wall" Gtrom.; 49,,
by tine Sea" Monet: Durand ( Ruel. ..... 1900
weish ~ no 800
The Fsconcr" Fromentin. S Carrslho. 6i5
Moonlight" Bosert: W. W. Seaman. ..:.:: $50
The Sentinel az the Sutsn's Tomb" 49,
G3rjme NJ. Kuoedler ................:... $50
Checker Players" Bridgmsn: w II. Rich al.
'1ioness." Rosa Bonheur: Otto Bernst: 80. LOO
Saddle Bazaar. Cairo" Ger6me; W. II.
Landscape and Coss." De Book N. b.
The "a Hunt; Dis1. stephen Birch Ss5
Jeanne Lopez de Toledo" LEY; ,. y 80.
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