The sun., 1919-04-26
REMBRANDT BRINGS
$4,000 AT AUCTION
Seasons Record In Price Paid
for "John the Baptist" Of
; Smith Collection.
TOTAL OF SALE S192,945
BretOn's "Glcaners" Fetches
80, 100, and a Corot Is Sold
for $1,000.

In war times. The John tho baptist
the Charles Stewart Smith collection
brought 100000 last night In the sale
conducted by the American Art Associa-
tion IN the Hotel Plaza ballroom. This
IA by no means record for Rembrandts,
but II 10 decidedly n record for the sea-
Ron.
No other such auction sale has been
recorded anywhere, either here or abroad
this year. 30 all those interested in pic
event
Tho Kleinberger Galleries were the
purchasers II the Rembrandt. and as
this firm has a large establishment in
Paris II Ia possible the picture may re-
turn to Europe. The opening bid was
$4,000. which was somew Of q SEN
sation, but 5000 bids came from vari-
Gus parts of the room until the closing
figure was reached.
This Rembrandt Is n bust showing the
head and Shoulders Of John the Bap-
fist. with tangled brown hair and beard.
u rane from the collection Of Lord Pal
merston and 10 fully accepted by all the
best known experts.
A number OF other works brought
high figures. THE Cleaners" by Jules
Breton. which was one of the most
popular subjects In the collection. went
to John Stevenson. Jr, for $1,000. CO.
rots "Environs de Vile d'Avray" sold
TO Otto Bernet, agent, for $1,000, and
the niagara Rapids" by William Nor
rts Hunt. went TO the same buyer for
5000,
Pictures. Buyers and Prices.
The list of pictures with buyers and
prices follows:
August Won Pettenkofen. "Marchs en-
Hongrie, keinoerger Galleries. $3.50
francisco pominso. Portrait of an
Frsnc!sec Domingo. spanish Inn" J.
Jesn Louis Ernest MeisscniI;er. :.r;si:. %"
Levy. ............'....... 2.soo
o. Bermet, agent. sas
Death OF PoioSiSs." Mr.. Riof:
ctsfis. Emile jscau.. ducks" S.
r,a utnsm cr,.di ~ ;;,,r,,c d.. u"
g,crc." KleinherFcr Galleries. -. 1880
ger Gal cries. .:....... 800. 1850
with Figure" c. W. Kraushsar,.. 1875
Felix Elem. Venice" NJ. knoedler q
AtSsndre GABRIEL p.camp:, The
End" e. Dennison. ,............ ITO
chsrie. -Barsue. ARAB At Prayer" 49,.
joan Levy wv
WOODS" o. Bsrnet. agent. -. 1850
Andress Aehenbach. 'sss.cape." II. 49,,
Vase of Flowers" w w seaman. "a,
pi.s' Reading til. jDecameron." o. Wv
pernet. agent .,:....;;........:..: l.ioo
Alberto Pssini, %caysli ss. osr S 40,
Martin Rico. "Paiazso BraEadin.
Venice" b. A,len.......: 1850
'' t.s,i RepFe John sna.ssp' a. the 1900
Emile Van Marcs.. Cows in Pas
turs." o. Bernet, agent. .....;. 500
Constant Troyon. sheep at Rest Il.
Charles Joshua Chaplin. The 49,
, nsths ..,, H. EiT ys,o;. 18Th. Fia,: 90
Player" walter .B!ackman. ;.:..;,; IS
Ludwig Knaus. "A Aountaineer."
y. nS1'ar Ma1 Ga's !s.,cK shed, Near ''
John Constable. Landscape" w. w. "a,
Johannss Hendrix wel,senbrnch.
Dutch Landscape" c. ". Kraus- 40,
o. mas. III IL bousnton. '"Dtaush,.r OF Wv
Alexander II. wyan., Moonlight" 90.
o.s,r ruf inns.s. The Winding River: "
Theodore rousseau, Landscape with
Town. by the Sea-" KieinberEer
George Inne.s Autumn Landscape"
Henry Reinhardt a SON. ...... 1850
Jules Duprs. Marine" Kleinberger 90,
Emile e' Van Marcke. COWS at the
Well" C; w. Kra aMoasi,nd sym. s'''
bhpny. o. Berne,, agent. SIS
o, Bernet. agent. 800. 1000
"Rivsrside Landscape" c. W. ,oo
Kraushaar... ....''''.... sVV
Henri Harp'sn.s Lsnd;ssRs; Late 1850
Thomas GeinsbOroush, "Landscaps:
The Cart W. W. Seaman. agent. 1.2so
Jean Francois Ranae!ll' ION His ,o
s,s wa1yI v.ctor Edouard Lepine. *
street in Paris" o. B.rne.. agent, 1875
0ustave Courbet. Marine w. W. ,oo
rI SsSms vsn ass Msrci:. .rhe white
cow" ciaRP 80 Graham !. h m ,,;:r '' .So
Jehsn Georges Vibert. Caught In
storm" II. c. smith. .....:;.,...; i5
JONAH simon Hendrix Kever. Meal ,-s
Johanns. Hendrix we,sssnbrueh;
Landscape at Evening" Holland "a,
H. Gsi'e Hssp,sni... "un vfisuI Pont,'
James STARK Heat. i.n scene s., with s:5
Charles Emile Jacaue, Landscape -.
with Cattle" Holland Galleries. 100
Frits Thanlow. "The Winding River nm
4s 10 r ENC Mcn;ic.lii. "Goaiien Az. ~.
tumn," Macpougali Hawkes.. szo
Louis Eugene Doudin. venice & arm
MY KSSSsni interior. 'FFontainebisan:
The Tagot Gatherer." o. Bernst' .sO
trent 'c;si,rn;.b:orourn. portrait Of
Young Man" w. ". Seaman. ,o0
rS SsTS. Ga,n.Srou1h. PORTRAIT q
Richard BrinSisy Sheridan o. ,oo
Bernet, agent. ........''. '..,,',. saw
Hs xis,nssrs.r GSiisres 10000
Jean Charles Cain. Harvest Field
at Eventids." W. w. Seaman.
ou sssns courb.t. "Psa:an, idiiri' and wv
Cattle" c. W. Krsushaar. ....... i.iso
A Fi"s 81 Truce" Hollsnd osiisrle... ass
Aiphouse Marie de Melville. RE:
eonnaissance de General pucrot"
II. c. Smith a::.n,cr :.r.:v;n: Si''
of Home" II II. Ts Sas@,SsH .ens ais
George H. Boughton. The End Of a
AS Of Prisoners." John Levy. -. s.7Oc
agent Sss 'e Observation-Disclosures. ."' 7.oSt
F,Hurss" ciapp q oraham...,... a4ot
Paul Jean Gays, "on the River Es-
caut at Evening" Arlington Gal
william lillian Mcrri: Hunt. :-rhe Rapids. N''
Sister Islands. Nisgare," o. Bsrnst.
,,, s,ssnia dcips: Breton. .rh. 6i:.a. WV
x sss, y 70 M ssivsn:S" rh. rS.i,
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