New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-10
Canvases of Twachtman
Command Highest Prices
at Plaza Sale.
3 BLAKELOCKS BRING
$160, $l30 AND $3.50
SO Pictures Fetch $20,950 In
Brisk Bidding for Works
Held by Private Collectors.

The ballroom at the Hotel Plaza was
filed with a throng last night when
Thomas f. Kirby, OF the American Art
Association. began the sale Of the
ancient and modern paintings. The
bidding was brisk on some Of the
examples, and the total of the session
for ninety-two pictures. was s20,95O.
The Twachtman canvases commanded
the highest bids, one entitled "The
White Bridge" bringing the top price,
SCOTS. This picture, which was the
property of Alexander Moren, shows a
white bridge partially obscured by the
light green foliage Of slender trees on
a bank in the left foreground. 1t
crosses stream which flows from the
background recesses Of the picture
through the foreground on the right.
The purchaser was William Macbeth.
Another Twachtman canvas went to
the same buyer for S825-"The Beach
at Squam,' showing the blue waters
of the sea rolling in from the right
foreground upon a sandy beach. Still
another by the same artist brought
$500. It's title is "House on Rocks
Above Pool and Stream" 1t was
bought by ". w. Seaman, as agent.
Augustus A. Healy. representing the
Brooklyn Museum, made several pur-
chases, among them Twachtman, I'm
the Garden" for which he gave $3.50.
Three Blakelocks were sold for $3.50,
$3.50 and $3.50. The first is Landscape
with Indians" the second "a Vase OF
Flowers" and the third Carnations and
Zinnias." All were originally pur-
chased from the artist by p. II. Nc
Mahon. Otto Bernet, acting as agent
for a we'll known New York collector
gave s535 each for two Landseer can
yases-"Odin," a lfe-sized head of q
fine ST. Bernard dog, and Hated a
portrait head. life size, of a rough
coated Scotch deerbound. The sale
continues at the Plaza this evening.
Following Is q list Of the pictures
that brought 5000 and over, with the
title. the artist, the buyer and the price
in that order:
A
.1snds esTst Win Indians. Blskeiock: sned-
"A I.dy !" Dewins: o. Bernst. .............. 2ot
Group Of Four children." Davies: W. Ma "a
"a Sn' Vase d Flower biaeiock. Seymour "a
~csrnations and zlnniss' Blakelock: o. Ber- -,
ey Hst o; Giory. Dayes: D. G Phiilips. i2
'Tandscape" TWAchtman; A. A. Healy...'o' 81
An Ancient House: Winter" Robinson o. a.,
The Rs'f Iox ssS Meadows Post; O. Benos >.
Ts as' oa, stream. REIN s. NJ Blakeey 30
The White Barn" Robinson George T. Il,
SAINT Hf''S in Attitude 0, Prayer" spanish q,
..l ,fSSSl J. ard caid van orley j. R De 90
~o Sin Iand,ecr; o bernc, 81
.Pl sted Mayg ~ Holland" LEY: o Berns, 30
! princess Cbmentine so5iesh Mothe!r, q
Prince Charles stuart. tho Pretenderl' DC ,s
Ta-gllIiarr o. Bprnet ................. %. 81
.P IStsil.'' >, Dr. samuel Arnold Reynolds; -,
.. C Ri sSsners Hassin: s. Rosedae Al
The Deserted Wharf" Twaehtmsn; HOLLAND o.,
.F Sllli5Ss and Rick" Robinson o Berns' 90
Autumn sSrn TTachtman: o. Bsmet. -. 4'
/ "Por,rait Of Margaret AnsIn'" Dewihs' u .,
"G bS'bS1 Afternoon" crane W Crawford 81
Landscape" Conan w seaman man 3H ~ -
I The keIqfh , ,,Dn o'' ''V'-''. -. 3ot
.R SSSis' dc Ptche" Richet A. Costello 81
a Lady with Branch Of Palm carry -,
Spsnish school: O. Beret. ...-......... o.,
"CBiid and Dog" LEY. F. A Park........ %,
.Trintych" Davies. W. Macbeth ........;,. sV'
Tho Beach at squam l"schuhAh' W. 60.
The Ne'I Brandywlae VALLEY Crane J. D. Veg ~,
GIN -, .. ir,,,,,os. a. pornet ....... 49C
THE Harvest Field" Ochtman; o Bernet.. ~
aIJ9Iss on Rocks Above Pool and Stream 70,
TS,srhfmau. W w. Seaman. 80. oV'
..Tbe White Bridge" Twachtman. W. Mac A.,
beth .........-... q. 10. . "
''In the Mohawk VALLEY Crane; sneneco' %.
"s.Ul IN" Chase: A. Rudert Casent .... y,
",fconlight" Bogert: ". g. Rubens %,
in The 0srden D." Twachtman; A. A. lteay So'
"Sfarblehead Neck Massachusetts," Smile; o,,
" b Crowtord ,.... " p,,,s., -''
Portrait q Lord Onish 'u''i.e 800