New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Art
Nine Corots at Watson Sale
Bring Record Average
of $I8,343

The greatest amount spent in the
United states in one night FOR paint
incs since tho historic Charles r.
Ycrkcs' sale in Mcndclssohn Hall seven
years ago was spent last night b.
score oftpersons in the Grand Ball
room Of the Hotel Plaza.
The occasion was the sale Of the col
lection Of the late David T. Watson
and paintings belonging TO several les
scr estates under the direction Of
Thomas f. Kirby, Of the American Art
Association.
The total for the evening amounted
to $685., 500, and for the two evening
Of the sale, s594370. Tho Ycrkes sale,
also conducted by Mr.. Kirby, came to
500. 200 Greater prices for indivIdua!
paintings were brought at the sale 81
1910. $4,000 for Turner, SoO,5OO
for Corot, SCI. 500 for Troyon, all
purchased by Duyeen Brothers. But
while the highest price paid last night
was $40. 900. also for a Troyon. with a
Corot following at $4,000, the average
price Of the eighty-three paintings sold
was much higher than at previous sales.
The average for the nine Corots sold
last night was SlS,343, the highest aver
age reached in this country, beating
the record held by the Henry sale held
in 1907. where the average for the
paintings by Corot was Sl5,333.
Two of the paintings by Corot were
purchased by former Senator W. \.
Clark. For one Of these, LA Mere a
very fine specimen Of the silvcry Corot
tones, Senator Clark paid $500. For
the other, willie d'Avray-Le Bouleau,'
the purchase price was $4,000.
Tho heaviest buyer Of the evening,
however, was Otto Bernet, associated
with the American Art Association. who
acted az agent for purchasers in Pm
delphia. Boston, Chicago and other
large cities. Mr.. Bernet said after the
sale that the Troyon, Going to Mar
ket." which led the sale, and the Corot,
lie Bac.' which was second in price,
we're both going to a Philadelphia pur-
chaser. Both extremes in price were
touched in the sale OF paintings by the
delicate Barbizon master, the other one
being 1928, paid by the Seventeenth
Century Galleries for Corot, "Bou-
These are the paintings which
brought the highest prices last night:
La Mere" Co-ot. " 4 Clark ......... $50 200
"I.sudscaps and Cait!e. Tioyon. hnoedi'r % an,
Tue Il Wiadi1s Road Rousseau: o,io Bensi 80,
LINTON, o, Etrc;at." Corot Il Hsr,hc. 1900
'T0vi-ors o. Arieslr" Co-o;. ouo B'rnel q, ooo
"A'' ''' he Rive Disc" DauOiry. R4l',on soo
IL az" to,o,. o,,o Berct az ntl ..... 80 200
"Ou,sArts Of Foltainebies1." Jsclue. I. 4 IN
Di-lso7 agent 49,: .,..-... .-........- . 68o
49, r. f.rSst. Troyon Beret agent. 1900
"yl: D'Ar'y ie BouI''u' c0'0'' '" \ =. 900
"Ggs,i, In tie Fo'esi I",e' pupr'' :" p 5000
Lat HIT Nose, Brousa, % Pharaoh, y''ea ,oo
To!y HI,r T lam win ''sl'S O s. 100
1,a{ Ham :anf as SiS'manae ''''"''' 1900
.Isdl n Ju il2gs' Penn Reynolds W W Sea ,oo
., Tani ss0' =, Harbnoush. Gansboroush
TN naf ssepRerd '' Boy Reynolds: oto Der "a,
.r nS Af Fr.re ESQ. Gslnsboroush ". W. ,oo
oG 3 as, Lear. Van Dyck Otto Borne' a.,
re Globe Farm Constable T. b Hsrshe lo7oo
Madonna and enid. Murillo' ONO b'fne' On o,o
Boy WIN ''Ni'' . > 200
TIE MN Pond" John Crome Il; b. HaEhe lo'-0V
.preuaring the Meal" lsraes: {. 4 DICK soo
"Arsbian Horsemeu" Schreyer. Harry = ., ,oo
lisrlueSs .-....-. o. if,--atI
"Ig.,e de VeF'nse''I'' None. n @ 500
Tie Advance S'h'e''I' QUO '''.' 5000
Tt Hat +, NE f'''''A" '...'.'. L. 500
TIE ffshselea C'1'fec 70 '''-.,. y 200
"Tdunpa .. Religion Nu''''o. VIZ. .,..'... 200