New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-19
Pays $4,000 for a Corot
and $1,000 for The
Bather" as Sale Opens.
SI39.335 PAID FOR
81 RARE PAINTINGS
Hugo Reisinger Collection Draws
500 Enthusiastic Patrons to
Plaza Ballroom.

Tighty-iour paintings brought slSs,-
$50 at the sale Of The late Hugo Ro!s-
myers collection by Thomas +. KIRBY.
~ the American Art Association, yes
tcrdsy. The Bis ballroom at the Hotel
Plaza Nas packed 10 the doors BY oOV
enthusiastic art patrons as the trs'
session Of the sale opened.
Mrs Hugo Reisingor, widow OF the
owner % the collection, was the high
est bidder Of ,hc evening, Tor What she
regarded the gem Of the collection
and 8 great favorite OF her husband.
% Was a Corot entitled "EnyirOns dc
Beauvais. vcrs Narissel; le RuiSseau
q l'Arbre tordu.' for which she CAV
$4,000 There were az first several
competitors IN the bidding. but they
dropped on, one by one when II was
found that Mrs Rcisiuger desired the
picture. Il is one Of the beautiful.
silvery Corot landscapes OF trees,
water. fgures. atmosphere and clouds.
each emphasizing tlt charm of lt;
uciChbors rather than is own. The
picture was Do the Oppenhelm sales ~
Paris in 1877 and 1890 and was pun
chased by ITS late owner from MeSsrs.
purarc and Rue and sons in 1907.
Mrs. Reisirger also gave $1,000 Tor
The Bather' a canvas by /orn. The
bidding OF this picture started at So
soc. mounted IN one minute 10 $4,000
and the picture was sold in less than
three minutes for the price named.
10 was purchased from the Emily Grigs-
by collection IN 1912.
The second best price OF the even
-ng was $4,000. paid by d. Ralph lo:
"Water,oo Bridge. Temps Owls
signed canvas by Monet "A Peasant
Girl.' BY The same ARTIST. went 90 ),.o
Bernet as agent for $1,000.
J. W. Beatty, buying. II IS SAID. for
The Carnegie Institute OF Pittsburgh.
was a persistent bidder for some Of
The best pictures. lie gave $1,000 for
Lady 70 BLACK and Rose panel by
Dewing: $3.50 for English Coz by
W. VI. Chase: $1,000 for "Dogwood
blossoms" by Mctcalf. The Minneapo-
lis Museum OF Art was represented by
Joseph Breck, who gave iloo for
"Dryades.' q pastel By Menard. and
sl25 for Zcrn's Nude at the Shore"
The Durand-Ruel purchases aggre-
.ated S23.6Jo. and or these the highest
prices paid we're: $500 for Monets
"E.retat: Sunset from the William
3D. Fuller collection. and $1,000 for
"Danseuses: Robes james paste
lv Degas. water Fall. Yellowstone
Park, by. wacntmalnc: ~ went 10 "
M N"ot bouebI ~Wi,id cherry Tree" by the
,ame artist. for S4,35o. g.,
o 9ar.ts ..f alSs 80 ~ -. Frepcis
Murphy. is said to be the record price
COR . nalrti-r by that artist I'm the
American market. The Detroit Museum
Of Art gave $50. through its repre-
sentative. for sumner Revere, ny
Miller. and ". J.. Jelllnck obtained lor
c1o56 To7o,r's "Baigneuse." The sale
continues az tho Plaza this evening.
Tho pictures that brought 5000 and
above that hgure, win me u.e, ar ~
low:
h1-,ss~ nissan nissan II IL T. jtla-k "a
Moon In, Weir. A 4 Heay.........- So
' s..,,9 u ''' 49,. '''' '. DE- 900
ss'is, GiIi b PA" k,aa5e-s p ch4rl,, s..
" ' y. r,o-s 4, Fri..ss.. " Mscte,h ;t
-.nostoo4 blossoms" Ns-cslf. " Bratts goo
eIa sni - Svar.' Hssssm. Z. DUBOIS. 1000
H,.io ','''-...'.... -. 30
rsS u tr5e;.e- -. $500
Frc0F.Fr ~. re T.. WINTER tAHsttl J.
Rudert lsst -.......... ............. ~
.Arlds," We.r. e. pubo.s-.--.. ......... Zoo
!. Lsulsasps. Murphy 'hs-.es L"sis BAD -,
~ glu ...... ......, $500. ts'o
IN WHO fls-- Tree lNs i.mdI. Ut. rIo-l go
III 20
W sumner Eeg--e " er Detroit Museum
n Al ............-
gle. n " Beatty - 10
D,ter5-- gell,. 20 't4r.-s. ......... 1900
.Pos9 fe r.''sles BE- Lawson. H
krpcils .......... ..-.... 600
me- .......-.....-. s.5
Aurora I4r..r. "a folI. r. j. loren 500
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