New-York tribune., 1919-03-30

dealer, Mr. Richard Ederheimer, is sell
ing in order to devote himself to the
career Of an artist. The collection of
200 examples, which will be sold on the
evening Of April 8, embraces the 1tal-
ian, German and French schools. Eng
land and tho Low Countries are also
represented. Corot and Millet are the
chief of the few moderns. At the same
time there will be put on view at this
place number Of etchings, dry points,
Autographs and wood engravings be-
longing to New York collector, and
on the 5th there will be displayed some
Japanese works Of art, sold to close the
estate Of the late Rufus e. Moore, with
additions from the private collection of
Mrs. Moore.
When the exhibition of American
paintings and sculptures at the Lux
embourg was first projected it was
hoped that the works selected might
be shown in this city before shipment
to France. This proved impossible,
but there is some chance that the ex-
hibition may be put before the public
here on its return from Paris. If any
works are sold there the artists will
have the privilege of sending substi
tutes to the New York show.
Visitors to the Metropolitan Museum
have long recognized the Hoentschcl
collection as one Of the richest possess
sions Of that institution. They will be
interested accordingly in the announce
ment that there will occur Tomorrow
and the two following days at the
Georges Petit gallery, in Paris, the first
OF two sales liquidating the estate Of
the late Georges Hoentschel. In a
preface to the catalogue which we have
just received from M. Durand-Ruel a
glowing tribute is paid to this connois-
seur by M. Arsene Alexandra, It is
we'll founded. NJ. Hoentschel had dis
cornment, taste, courage, and, as is apt
10 be the case in such instances, he had
good luck. The present sale--runninr
to more than three hundred numbers
Will disperse an obviously important
body Of eighteenth century art. Char
din, Boucher and the rest are we'll rep
resented, to judge from the illustra-
tlons. These latter also disclose, by
the way, some striking examples of
Iiepolo. Besides the easel pictures and
decorative paintings there are many
notable pieces of period furniture. The
second sale is soon to follow. 1t Is
scheduled for May at the same place.
Apropos of auction sales, there arc
some interesting figures given in tho
fifteenth volume Of the "American Art
Annual" edited by Miss Florence n.
Levy and published by tho American
Federation Of Arts. It appears that the
last annual record Of paintings sold at
auction here lists 1922 works sold for
500 and over, fetching total Of 81, 1885,
S61. This includes thirty-six sold for
$4,000 and over, the highest price being
SoS,S0O, which was paid for Gainsbor-
ough's "Blue Boy" in the Hearn sale.
f1-
American painter was $9O,8OO for an
lnness, "The Wood Gatherers," in the
Hearn sale, while other works bv the
same artist in that sale sold for $4,000
$4,000 and $4,000. Wyants in the
Hearn sale brought $21, 500 for "In the
Adirondacks," and landscapes sold for
Slo,l00 and $1,000. The highest prices
paid for canvases by living American
painters were for pictures by J. Francis
Murphy, that brought $15,6oo, $1,000
and $4,000, while Blakclock sold for
$17,5oo. The Corcoran gallery. at
Washington, paid $4,000 for "Girl Sew
ing,' by Theodore Robinson, who died
some years ago. 1t Is known that nine
pictures by American artists that were
IN the Hcarn sale cost him $4,550 and
that these same pictures sold for to-
tai of $74,700.
Tho April exhibition at the Mac
dowell Club, opening on Tuesday. will
present paintings and sculptures bv
Karl Anderson, William ]. Baer, F. C..
Frlseke, Alexander Hudnut, Jonas Lie.
Jane Peterson, Jano Poupelet, Janet
Scudder and Lionel Walden. The show
lasts until the 18th.
Mr.. Raymond Holland, whose exhi-
bitlon Of recent paintings is now at the
Reinhardt Galleries, has chosen to
paint that dark city Of factories
Pittsburgh-and presents it as a fairv-
land Of snow, weird forms and strange
colors. In "Snow FURRY" he shows
through mist of snowfakes a pattern
Of varicolored chimneys from which
arises delicately tinted blue, green.
pink and yellow smoke caused by tho
burning Of different chemicals used in
the munition factories. "From a Win
dow." which was painted from the Car
negie Museum in Pittsburgh, also pre-
sents q snow scene with brightly clad
figures on a bridge, beyond which
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