New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
De Lamar Pictures
Bring g s55.435 at
Hotel Plaza Sale
Highest Prices Commanded
bv Works of American
Artists: Top Price So, 300,
Paid by P. ". Rouss

The sale of eighty seven pictures
and series Of decorative mural paint
ings from the collection of the late
Captain J. K. De Lamar brought
total Of s55. .435 in the Plaza ballroom
last night. Much OF the buying was
done by dealers. hut the sale was one
which attracted "a large and Interested
gathering. /, was noteworthy that
some Of the pictures fetching the high
est prices were by American artists.
Top price was paid for The lncom-
ing. Tide" by Jehan Georges Vibert.
?. ". Rouss bought il for $500 He
also gave S1,525 for Rosa Bonheur's
Monarch OF the Fore 81" None of the
pictures exhibited created more inter
est, however. than "A Dream of the
Orient" by Thomas Moran. an Amer
can artist. Captain N. Mcmillan
bought it Tor $3,700.
$4,000 Canvas for $500
Loves Missile" by Alma Tadema,
which had originally belonged TO the
erkes collection, was bought by H. II.
Park (agent) FOR s3,100. Adolf Schley-
er's Moorish Sheik and Escort pre-
viously in the Hugo Reisinger collec-
II. Fairchild for $500 4 charming
French picture. The Cleaners" by
Jules Breton, went to Howard Young
for $3.50.
The mos9 celebrated of Raimundo de
Madrazo's pictures, "Sortie du Bal. >"
fetched $1,000. John Bossert was the
buyer In 1898 it was bought from the
William II. Stewart collection for
Sl6,500. "A Bavariau Holiday" by
Ludwig knuus, went to Henry Schurtfs
for $500 II. Fl. Park agent) paid
s. 700 for Nibert's departure of His
Eminence A good deal of surprise
for THE Legend Of ST. George and the
Dragon" by Burre-Jones. It went TO
Robert A. Mccormick for 81 600 1t
had been in the Yerkes collection be
fore Captain De Lamar bought il.
The series Of decorative mural paint
ngs on oval canvases, done by Will Fl.
Low. Ma, fetched $575 Each nation
$ pictured in the figure of young
woman with characteristic musical
instrument. The series was done for
the late William T. Evans. Of New
York
The Important Sales
The more important of the sales
were as follows
srunerys Chess. 10 II. II Park .ao
Ro9a4i- Femme Blonde" 70 W
ver0oeekhovens sheep ana Land M
scupe' TO Holland Galleries ...-- 500
Monchaplons Gathering the Har
vest" TO II n G Rohlfs ........ $40
Van Marcke's a Spring Day, to 80
osroiieron- Recreation in Camp" TO
1aeradG's les @ ualies.n to holland
Roybet's The Cavalier TO IL H.
srlnery's Musical Cardinals to II.
Jsrune,yis "csrdinals Roasting" to T
Van Bas4eroks summer Land
sospe to Henry Schultis. .....-.. AZ
soulacroixs The ladies' Have Their
lest" To Dr. OvAry ...--... 2at
,s-romeA La Mort d. Canddule, 10
Nnieh.s 5ishss' ~rhg SafT"1 Water Carrier. to
II II Park Cagent) ..~........... I5ot
De Madrazo The Letter. TO NJ
ferrauif's italian Cir Resting" TO
conlerre's ''l'ne Danseuse Orientaie.'
70 Holland Galleries ... -..--..- se'
Gerome.s 1gers Drinking, 70 Hol-
land Galleries. Il -
1.sisseulent' .'The Three Brothers"
to Howard Young .....---.. ....--. 4 Il
l.eloirs 'remptatlon OF st Anthon>."
zlsmS venice 70 holland Cal
eeTauG .Ts'Si rhe casino At Monte
Carlo 10 Holland Galleries .....- 90
Attributed TO Antoine Nestier 'for-
-rtlt'' 10 j ferguson .......... 32t
Nattlsrs Portrait Of La Comtesse
de- Parabere' 10 O. Belsheim .30l
Natoire.s Portrait OF Lady" TO
William Taylor ....... .........--.. Sat
1el Canpo'S The Piazza. Venice
fo Holland Galleries ......-..--.- 6o(
Non Blaas's Victim Of CoQuetry.
to A Rudert 1aeent ...-........ 72s
isougu,reaus i Aurore. TO II. {
l'allthild .-...... .........- ! 81,
Rprna- Bellecour's The Embark
nlent.' to u u G Rohifs .....-. 7ot
Weeks- state Procession Of Shah
Jehan. TO II. l. g. RohIfs ...... 81;
Van l.oo's portrait Of Louis Ky to
u d 6 Rohlfs. ......'.... -: