New-York tribune., 1922-01-31
30 Pictures From
Kelekian's Gallery
Sold for S3$,765
Metropolitan Museum Pays
$2,7OO for Courbet's The
Sea-; Remaining Numbers
Will Be Offered Tonight


Sea-; Remaining Numbers
Will Be Offered Tonight
Dikran Khan Kelekian's notable col
lection Of modern pictures was put on
sale last night at the Plaza Hotel and
the first eighty numbers, consisting Of
drawings, water colors and oils. were
auctioncd for S3S,765. The Metropoli-
tan Museum Of Art paid S2,700. which
was the highest bid Of the evening, for
Gustavc Courbct's painting, "Thc Sea. -
Camille Pissarro's canvas, "The Seine
at Roucn: Fog Effect" was the next
most important sale and the Durand-
Rucl gallery obtained the subject with
bid of 81 900.
The sale, which was conducted by the
American Art Association, attracted an
audience of nearly 800. Special inter
est was occasioned by tho fact that a
majority of the paintings of the keie-
khan collection are of the so-cailed
moGernist" school of France Several
fine drawings by Ingres and the Ameri-
can, Arthur b. Davies, brought good
prices. while the bidding was especially
spirited when Renoir's Roses was
offered This simple flower painting
went to Durand- Ruel for Sl,S25, while
the Tngres drawing, "Portrait of Per-
lioz," was obtained by P. W. French
& Co. for 81 $50 o. Bernet. agent for
a private purchaser, bought "The Sum-
nit Thicket," by Arthur B. Davies. for
1900, and other important sales were
of Tngres's "Portrait Of Paganini,' R
black and white, which brought 81 300
from the Fearon Galleries. and Corot's
Little Seraphina," which sold for
$1,000
Thomas Z. Kirby. conducting the sale,
announced the collection as the most
remarkable one OF modern French
paintings assembled in this country
or offered for sale here. The rem ain
ing and most important objects in the
collection will be offered tonight.
Other sales were
to Joseph Breck. $40; "Athete." by Arthur
r. Davies to rerargi Galleries. $40;
rsrs1r saeres BY s56 nsT's Of
Young Girl" by Andre Deraln. to Joseph
Brummsr, 500; Head Of Yenns Girl" ,N:
Nude" by Andre Dsrain: to Fearon
Galleries, $500: "Female Figure in the
Nads By Hsqr Matisse TO rans3 FsaToa G1l v
Hlaire t;ermeil Edgard, TO Fearon Gal
leries. $3.50: "Woman's Head, by COZ a
bne 10 Rose Hal school; SO ;
Woman and Child Georges Pierre Seurat.
to Bourgene galleries. $500; Man Seated.
b. Pablo Picasso. to Ferargil galleries.
SiGo; GROUP Of Women" by Andre De
rain. to Fearon galleries. $4I5: "A Won
EHc Inv to
Bush. $50; Figure Drawlns.' by Arthur
E. Davies. to C. j. Sullivan. S2io; Nude
study" h. Arthur 3. Davies. to \. t. Mon
tross. 500; Nude study" BY Andre De
rain to Mrs ". T. Bush $3.50; Seated
Boy" by Georges Pierre Seurat to Eraus-
haar galleries $50, "Two Trees. by
500. zoo ~The rfS"'T Fine. =" by '' Anare De-
rain 10 Iearson galleries 5000:
"Port'ai Of a woman by Augusts Re-
trait OF Young Girl" by Andre Derain
- ii. Tseinhardt e. Son. 500. "A Canoe: I:
The Seine by Georges Pierre seurst 70
Bridge. by Lotiron. to Mrs. Violet King
$50: Seated Girl ttwo pictures). by
Arthur 3. Davies. to +! fcinhsrdt & Son.
70 Arnold Genthe. $500: PORTRAIT of a
I,ittle Girl.' By Aususto Renoir. to nurand
Rus resryn sS fGwsFs 81 $780, Sus"sG Ren%T
s. White Sd, sl75 "Geranium by raul
"stin Life by rablo Picasso to
Charles sheer. ,775 stu Life, by
Pablo psasso to , a. B. NV Daxlas SEQ
Fearon Galleries. s@2o; The Road by
Andre Derain, TO M. Pendergast 5000:
Poses in a Jug. by Andre persin; to
fJeur." by Othon t'res1. 10 Ftaron Gal
lsries. s275; "W oman's Haud. by Pablo
ai pcassG wds to Miss s. s. f. oaSvs Sws $50 eaa q
Pelen $40; "Portrait OF Nine. Paul Cali
mart" by Auguste Renoir. 10 Durand Teul
$500 Portrait Of Soldier by Andre
at Table" By Pierre Bonnard. to
!Tcaron Galleries. t325 Girl in Blue by
p WILLARD, 10 Arnold Genthe. 5000;
Galleries. stoo: View of Cahors. hv
Andre Derain. to Arnold Genthe. $500
nst' Liz sn ey RasuI Il, pgfy 3,f to Rein,
Courbet to Arnold Genthe $3.50: "Por-
trait of NJ Lavoignat.' by Honore Dau-
4ler, to Ferarel Galleries. s475; Bust
to Mr.. Pendergast s225: "Bust Portrait Of
Woman by Jose Ortiz. to s. s. White
3s 500 IN ,,,n, The .:onvecisnnes vinsyards
$500; The Masts Behind the Houses" bv
Othon Frics@. to S. S. White Sd. $3.50:
s05aen " of ns ssjne ina BY yamlneN
Denote $3.50; "A Pool OF Fragrance by
Art hur II. Davies. to 0. Bernct. agent
l.
to A y. Davies SEQ "Marseilles." by Paul
Signas, 20 Arnold Gentle. $40: Land
scape Morning. by Guillaumin. to
Maurice Utrilo to Mr.. Pendergast. slso. .
an the Forest by vlamnck to werdi-
nand Horvald. $500; "Landscape: ST.
Paul" By Raoui bury to Walter Pach.
$40; "Portrr:t of Woman by Henri
Maltese. TO Bourgeosc Galleries. $l125:
Young Woman Seated by Mary Cassatt
to Ferarsu Galleries. 81 900. "Landsc pc 3"
by Gulllaumin. to Mr.. Pendergast 1915
The Tow".' by Rene Durey. to II. Rosen-
field $50 ''snei llarbor of a Seaport" by
tamoins. - Mrs. w r Bush. $40 "Thn
street, by Mauri'" Ntrillo. to Mr.. Fender
CAST. 500. "Snrw Effect" by Maurice
Itrillo. to Sco', q eovies. $500; Banks OF
the Eif"r," bv Vlam'nck to Kraushaar
Galleries, $3.50. THE Village by Rene
DureN =" Fcnr"r Galleries. xf2O: "Still
Life by Pablo Picaso. to O. Eernet se,
S5Ia: 'Th" Banks OF the Seine by Al
bert Lobours. TO = W French & Co. so7h.
stadow valley" by srthur y. Davies 10
Be-n"t ast ss"e. ~ "'andscspe." by
NncrS 'oerain. 10 f. Iirwaid $1sOO: Vel
Net-tyed Nenu.. hy Arthur g. Davies ,o
o. .'srnet, $500 "
Chaloner Gets lc Verdict