LIBRARY M. Knoedler & Co. | 14 East 57th St. New York ae Ww Oe - < TO MR SCINEY PICTURES. | ae Works Sold at the Fifth Avenue Art Gal- leries for $35,850. m GIFT TO: FRANCE. eee Jacquet’s “Joan of Arc fraying for France’ Not Offered, as Mr. Schaus Had Pree sented Ito the Fresch Government, A good sized audience was presont last evening at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries when the coliec- tion of paintings owned by Mr. William Schaus Was aold. The fifty-six works fetched but $35,850, which is an unsatisfactory result, The principal event of the evening was the an- “nouncement when No. 51, Jacquet’s ‘Joan of Aro Prayingtor France,” was réached that it would pot beoff-red, as Mr, Schaus had presented it to the Frenck goyernmeut. The highest price of the evening was reached by » Vollon’s superb pumpkin, ‘Still Life,’’ which ' bronght $3,500 after a letter praising it by Willian |M. Chase had been read. Over it there “was a spirited competition between Mr. Thonras B Clarke, representing Mr. J. W. Ellsworth, of Chicage, who finaliy secured it, and Mr. Roland Knoedier bidding for Mossrs. Kuutmana and Ma- guire, Who were present and represented the Cor- ecoran Gallery of Artin Wastington. Thatinstitution secured at 4850—a very small prico—Morot’s spire {ted “E! Bravo Toro.’”’ Kneedler & Co. paid $3, BuO for Van Marcke’s “Group of Cattle’ and $2,100 for Cotot’s ‘‘The Meadow. Mr, Samuel Untermeyér ‘gave $1,550 for Vibert’s “Dressing for the Wea- ding” and but $1,000 for Knaus’ ‘Death of Count Helfensteip,”” the price was $1, 800) for Cabanoel’s ‘Portia, Nerissa and Bassauio;’ Andreas Achenbach’s “Port of Ostend” brought $1,660 irom Schaus «& Co.; Letebvre’s “Beatrice,” $1,550, and Jimiinez y Aratda’s ‘Preliminaries of o Marriage (Spain);” $1,500 from Mr. ¥rauk Savin, PICTURES AND PRICES. The fotlowing is alist of tho pictures soid last’ hight, with the names of sume i chan and tas prices:— I—Dioa, Mile, “A Bunch of Grapes”’......« agi Paueteune $50 —Jevanin, * ‘Flowers’ Ee Aish ci Mees SE LS a RGa A Te aie Sx 3) &—Brelitz, “Orossing thé Brook:? Bimil Sehasfer 50 AS OES TCO aR uals Seat aaa aan vese 100 5—Uetaux, “Forest of Fontaineblean:” \. Alton. 65 6+ Fleweng (?.), “Among the Field Flowars;” br, ‘ Ni LIC ig EO es EAE eae pO rd onvease 18D 7—Girard, “the Young Navigator! BSR ees balk ee 55 BJapy. “Sunset: TEIN UACLEB WSs 20 1 taewel! ons eeidea Heb < » 29 Pe CATALOGUE OF THE Schaus Collection Modrvern Paintings On Sree Exhibition From Saturday, February 27th, until Tuesday, March 8th Sifth Gvenue Crt Galleries 366 FIFTH AVENUE NEAR 34TH STREET NEW YORK THIS COLLECTION WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE ON TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH $8th, 1892 COMMENCING AT EIGHT O’CLOCK a Robert Somerville # Ortates & Co. AUCTIONEER MANAGERS 30 EAST 38TH STREET, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY I5TH, 1892. MESSRS. ORTGIES & CO., NEW YORK. DEAR SIRS: The valuable and important col- lection of Paintings which I place in your hands to be sold by auction to the highest bidder is exclusively my private property. It does not become me to speak of the merits of the paintings. For the benefit of buyers I beg to state that the sale is to be without reserve. Yours very respectfully, W. SCHAUS. Conditions of Sale. 1. The highest Bidder to be the Buyer, and if any dis- pute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. 2. The Purchasers to pie their names and addresses, and to pay down a cash deposit, or the whole of the Pur- chase-money 7/ required, in default of which the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. 3. The Lots to be taken away at the Buyer’s Expense and Risk upon the conclusion of the Sale, and the remainder of the Purchase-money to be absolutely paid, or otherwise settled for to the satisfaction of the Auctioneer, on or before delivery ; in default of which the undersigned will not hold themselves responsible if the Lots be lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the Purchaser. 4. The sale of any Article is not to be set aside on ac- count of any error in the deseription. All articles are ex- osed for Public Exhibition one or more days, and are sold just as they are, without recourse. coe Ya ala inaccuracy in delivery and inconyen- ience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can, on any account, be removed during the sale. 6. If, for any cause, an article purchased cannot be de- livered in as good condition as the same may have been at the time of its sale, or should any article purchased there- after be stolen, misdelivered, or lost, the undersigned are not to be held liable in any greater amount than the price bid by the purchaser. 7. Upon failure to comply with the above conditions, the money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited; all Lots uncleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale, without further notice, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale, shall be made good by the defaulter at this Sale, together with all charges attending the same. This Condition is without prejudice to the right of the Auctioneer to enforce the contract made at this Sale, without such re-sale, if he thinks fit. ROBERT SOMERVILLE, AucTIonEER, By Ortciss & Co. Catalogue The first number of the size indicates the width of the picture x MEA (Mlle. Sabine) : ANS en GOR Pupil of Blaise Desgoffe. D Bunch of Grapes 1244 x94 2 JEANNIN (George) .. . Parish 200? ° Medals, 1878, 1888, 1889. —— Flowers 26 x 32 3 5 BRELING (Heinrich) . : Munich J /77 ~* Grossing the Drook 3x4 5 yee) ou ee) Oe jd a 4 DEFAUX (Alexandre) Medals, 1874, 1875. Legion of Honor, 1881. Sheep 29 x 19 .) Paris 5 DEFAUX (Alexandre) Medals, 1874, 1875. Legion of Honor, 188. Forest of Lontainehtean 23 e332 Paris 6 FLAMENG (Francois) . Medals, 1879, 1885. Prix du Salon, 1879. Grand Prix, 1889. | Legion of Honor, 188s. Among the Field Flowers 15 x 40 6 Paris 7 a GIRARD (Firmi Paris Sf /J 2 (Firmin) : ; : aris (/ O Medals, 1863, 1874. 4 Medal, Universal Exhibition, 1887, She Houng Aavigators 6x9 8 Mntiious).. 2.102002 [ki i Paris J os J ( ) Medals, 1870, 1873. 2 AAD Sunset 12x15 9 y DOUZETTE (Louis) . . Berlin yy 227 ~ Ze Moonlight 17 x Il 10 HERZOG (Hermann) . ._ Diisseldorf 4.27/77” / Norwegian Landscape 23x17 7 any, i II DEFAUX (Alexandre) Medals, 1874, 1875. Legion of Honor, 188r. Group of Grees 26 x 39 I2 RICHTER (Edouard) Il Lensevoso 35 x 50 13 JAPY (Louis) Medals, 1870, 1873. Moowlight 12 xX 15 14 INDONI (F.) ae She Artist 9x12 8 Paris “IO. Parig70 - Paris Jf)» Paris 479°” 15 Morr Raiultus) ..'. . . Munich Hunting in Olden Cines 25 xT? 16 MARTIN (Alfred Louis) . : Paris On the River Doing (érance) 31 x 19 17 ECHTLER (Adolph) . . Munich Art anil Datuve 17x 24. 18 Paris JAPY (Louis) Medals, 1870, 1873. Aew toon ‘12X15 9 l7 2507 / oO ye, Be boss Aj) ee a or 1g BEAUMONT (Edward de), dec’d Paris 77927 Medals, 1870, 1873. Legion of Honor. Hoiding the Shein 13 x 10 20 JACOMIN (Marie Ferdinand) . Paris Jd0% Medal, 1883. Medal, Universal Exhibition, 1889. Border of w Eonest 21 LELOIR (Maurice). 703g raeas Whe Medal, 1878. Ghe Artist in Dove 24 x 19 Io 22 ; Boi ] JACOMIN (Marie Ferdinand) . Paris J? /, Medal, 1883. Medal, Universal Exhibition, 1889. Iu the Fields 25 x 20 23 DEFAUX (Alexandre) . . Paris Glee $e Medals, 1874, 1875. Legion of Honor, 188:. Gustle of Dandon 80 x 48 BOGGS (FrankM.) . . . Paris S729 4 / On the Ghames 50x 43 Il 25 GIDE (Theophile),dec’d Medals, 1861, 1865, 1866. Legion of Honor. Chiawles 1X. antl Gatherine — le Motlivig Charles IX., pressed by Catherine de Medicis, the Chan- cellor de Birague, Henry Duke of Anjou and other personages of his counsel, is compelled to sign the orde of the massacre of the Huguenots, the day of the Sain Bartholomew, August 24th, 1572. 36 x 24 26 ROYBET (Ferdinand) +32 Medal, 1866. a Cavalier 9x15 7° Saray (Jean Jacques) Re a Prix de Rome, 1858. wicsals, 1863, 1865, 1866, 1873, 1878. ‘Member of the Institute of F raneds 50) Legion of Honor, 1873. Beats | _ Officer of the Legion of peas Bes Ayrply 10 x 14 12 28 \ i '? ZIEM (Felix) er. Paris Cifer vi Medals, 1851, 1852, 98; “be 1878, Legion of Honor, 1857. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1878. Iurdin Lrancais Venise) 24h6 x 161g 29 BAUGNIET and DENOTER . Paris LEGO Z Huteriov 25 a3 1 30 VON STETTEN (Carl) . . Paris 9777 Sa Pupil of Géréme. Medals, 1884, 1889, / Cleobis andl Diton 87 x 61 Biton and Cleobis were the sons of Cydippe, a priestess of Hera, at Argos. Herodotus, who has recorded their beautiful story, makes Solon relate it to Croesus, as a proof that it is better for mortals to die than to live. ‘*Qn one occasion,” says Herodotus, ‘‘during the festival of Hera, when the priestess had to ride to the tem- ple of the Goddess in a chariot, and when the oxen which were to draw it did not arrive from the country in time, Biton and Cleobis dragged the chariot with their mother, a distance of 45 stadia, to the temple. The priestess, moved by the filial love of her sons, prayed to the God- dess to grant them what was best for mortals. After the solemnities of the festival were over, the two brothers went to sleep in the temple and never rose again. ‘““The Goddess thus showed,”’ says Herodotus, ‘‘ that she could bestow no greater boon upon them than death.”’ 13 31 § ” CAZIN (Jean Charles) Medals, 1880, 1882, 1889. Legion of Honor, 1882. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1889. M the Gilge of the Pillage — 14x 17 pte 32 «) ' DESGOFFE (Blaise) . Medals, 1861, 1863, 1878, 1889. Legion of Honor. From the Louvre Collection. An 24 x 3% 33 'ZYEM (Belix) Ut ee Medals, 1851, 1852, 1855, 1857, 278. Legion of Honor, 1857. ik Officer of the Legion of Homor, 1878. See ae ae (enise) i Miya kt ee 34 3 SPRING (Alphons) . . Munich 22572 Fisherman Mending his Net 36 x 27 » é f hy bf < 35 CHAPLIN (Charles), decd . Paris 7/0777? Medals, 1851, 1852, 1865. Legion of Honor. Officer of the Legion of Honor, Hileal Head 15.2 a2 CAZIN ( a Paris A297" OS edals, 1880, 1882, 1889. Legion of Honor, 1882. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1889. Ghe Aainhow 20X17 15 37 UHDE (Fritz von) EIEN NE Medal, 188s. Grand Prix, 1889. Legion of Honor. : Returning Rome 38 x 30 Renae | LAMBERT (Louis Eugéne) . Medals, 186s, 1866, 1870, 1874, 1878. Legion of Honor. The Ritten’s Sivet Lesson 31 x 25 39 ean Jacques) . Prix de Rome. Medals, 1863, 1865, 1866, 1873, 1878 wee of Honor, PhS bf —) ; K ei No TROYON (Constant) ace Po Pats IL | Medals, , 1840, 1846, 1855. Legion of Honor, 1849. Cows at Pasture 13 x 10 zz é 41 f), PASINI (Albert) Medals, 1859, 1863, 1864, 1868, 1878. Legion of Honor, 1868. Medal of Honor, 1878. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1878. Gourt of x Levsian Lalace 17 x 14 42 Paris 2 S00 2° fa [65° VIBERT (George Jean) . cope ears ASLO V4 Medals, 1864, 1867, 1868, 1870. Legion of Honor, 1870. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1882. Avessing for the Welding Ig x it ee” 43 | | ARANDA (José Jimenez) . Paris BO (pe? Preliminaries of a Blarviage (Spain) ” 24x17 17 44 BENJAMIN-CONSTANT (Jean Joseph), 4/7520 Paris 7. 10! Medals, 1875, 1876, 1878. Legion of Honor, 1876. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1889. Othello Helating Bis Adventures 48 x 76 45 MO (Aimé Nicolas). . . Paris “foo Prix de Rome, 1873. 7d | Medals, 1876, 1877, 1879. : “Sey ' M “Honor, 1883. ; Grand Prix, 1889. eee Legion of Honor, Officer of the Legion of Honor. Gl Bravo Toro. o 31 X57 | * * * <“Ttis a moment of agitation and indescrib- able anxiety ; every eye is fastened upon the door through which the bull will enter; every heart is beating ; a pro- found silence reigns throughout the circus, nothing is heard but the bellowing of the Bull, who advances from enclosure to enclosure, in the darkness of his vast prison almost crying, Blood! blood! The horses tremble, the picadores turn pale ; another instant the trumpets sound, the door opens, and an enormous bull dashes into the arena, a tremendous shout bursts at the moment from ten thousand breasts to greet him, and the massacre begins. ‘* Ah, it is well to have strong nerves; for, despite the fact, one becomes as pale as a ghost! ‘“‘The first to receive the attack of the bull are the picadores; they are obliged to hold the bull off with their lances to save their horses. For this, a steady eye, an arm of bronze and an intrepid heart are necessary ; they do not always succeed, in fact, they rarely do; the bull plants his horns in the horse’s belly and the picadore falls to the ground,’’—(De Amici—Spain.) 18 JACQUET (Eustace) : pg hatin i Medals, 1868, 1875. i ys Gold Medal, 1875. Aen Legion of Honor, 1879. Vt atl es Sonn of Are Leaving for France eared ‘*Oh! humble cot, beneath whose lichened roof por! The swallow weaves in spring the weft and woof Go Lh Of his small nest—My rock and humming wheel a ~ The casement, where the robins used to steal To pick up crumbs—The garden ’neath the shade Of the old church, which I, a little maid, Thought Heaven itself, where happy hours I’ve passed, : And must I leave this paradise at last? Must I in arms pass all the livelong day, And dream at night of naught but bloody fray ? Oh! Father! Father! pity me I pray; Leave me to follow out my humble way. I am not worthy of so great a care ; The burden is too heavy, pity, spare! ”’ 34 x 56 f aa bho! 47 ACHENBACH (Andreas) . Dusseldorf ““f777? Medals, 1839, 1855, 1864, 1867. y ; Legion of Honor, 1864. Hort of Ostende 37 X 27 19 48 LEFEBVRE (JulesJoseph) . Paris A7{Gp~2 A Prix de Rome, 1861. Medals, 186s, 1868, 1870. Legion of Honor, 1870. Medal, first class, 1878. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1878. Medal of Honor, 1886. Grand Prix, 1889. Member of the Institute. Beatrice 22 Xx 34 a, 49 RCKE (Emile), dec’d . Paris 7 7p p22 va Medals, 1867, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1878. Chevalier Legion of Honor. Group of Cattle — : 27 x 20 VAN . 5° UHD itz von) . : . Munich 4947 Medal, 1885. Grand Prix, 1889. Legion of Honor. Ghe Seamatresses (Hollant) 53 X 39 a 5? | 7 JACQUET (Eustace) . _ Paris a Gold Medal, 1875. Legion of Honor. Medals, 1868, 1875. dos oe “4 Acverie 33 x 58 COROT (Jean Baptiste Camille),dec’d Paris “fy ye) OL) oy id Medals, 1838, 1848, 1855, 1867. Legion of Honor, 1846 Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1867. Diploma to the memory of deceased artists, Universal Exhibition, 1878. Ghe Meadow 1614 x 12 AUER 53 - j s me I, y CABANEL (Alexandre), dec’'d . Paris GIG722 Prix de Rome, 1845. y Medals, 1852, 1855. Legion of Honor, 1855. Member of the Institute, 1863. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1864. Medals of Honor, 1865, 1867. Commander, 1884. Hortin Nevissa and Bassanio Bassanio Choosing the Leaden Casket. ** You that choose not by the view, Chance as fair, and choose as true, Since this fortune falls to you, Be content, and seek no new. If you be well pleased with this, And hold your fortune for your bliss, Turn you where your Lady is And claim her with a loving kiss.”’ 35 x 5° 21 54 VOLLON (Antoine). Medals, 1865, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1878. Legion of Honor, 1870. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1878. Still Life 35 X 29 55 KNAUS (Ludwig) . . Medals, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1859. Legion of Honor, 1859. Grand Medal of Honor, 1867. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1867, e€tc.; etc... Ete: Death of the Gount of Aelfenstein 38 x 44 (Scene from the War of the Peasants, 1525.) ‘‘ Weinsberg, with its strong Castle ‘ Weibertreu,’ which was defended by one of the most valiant Knights of those times, Count Ludwig of Helfenstein, a favorite of Ferdinand of Austria, was the first point exposed to the ferocious attacks of the peasants (April 16th, 1525). The rage of the approaching army of peasants knew no bounds when their demand for surrender was met with scorn. ‘‘The body of peasants, numbering about 8,000, made a violent assault,and having gained access through a door, treacherously opened, began a terrible massacre among the lords and nobles. In vain did the wife of the Countof Helfenstein, a natural daughter of Maximilian II., kneel before the leaders and beg for the life of her husband; in vain did the Count himself offer a ransom of 30,000 florins ; ‘and if thou wouldst give us two tons of gold, thou must die any way’ they sneeringly cried at him. When the Count saw no hope for mercy he threw him- self despairingly on the spears of the peasants. ‘¢ As did the Count, so were his companions compelled to run the gauntlet of the peasants’ spears, amid the music of drums and pipes. ‘‘The Countess Helfenstein, after being robbed of her jewels, was thrown on a dung-cart and carried to Heil- bronn.” 22 , . Paris S00 IO rr Berlin {9022 hee 3/ 56 CALVI (Pietro), dec’d _ Florence ee Othello ‘* Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow cell! ‘* Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne ‘To tyrannous hate; swell, bosom, with thy fraught ‘* For ’tis of aspicks tongues.” ee Jv f — WOOD (Marshall), dec’d : London (J Va , i. @ Ghe Song of the Shirt With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying her needle and thread. Stitch! Stitch! Stitch! In poverty, hunger and dirt. And still with a voice of dolorous pitch Would that its tone could reach the Rich! She sang the ‘‘ Song of the Shirt.” ORTGIES & CO. ROBERT SOMERVILLE, AUCTIONEER. | me ; i / fnew t € F U j A fe Jf ies : re ci L-prfe way JOHN C. RANKIN CO. 34 CORTLANDT ST. N.Y, | Sitth Gvenue Crt Galleries, 366 Sifth Cvenue, near 34th Street, Mew York. Complimentary “Ynvitation. Yourself and friends are tmvited to the Drivate Diew of the valu- able Collection of Paintings lately on Exhibition at the SInter- national Crt Gallery, the property of Wir. Im. Schaus, Saturday, Seb. 2¢th, Srom three to ten o'clock, D. 27. Sree Exhibition from Wonday, February 29th, until Cuesday, Warch sth. Ortgies & Co. ames of the Cirtists represented in the Schaus Collection: ACHENBACH, FLAMENG, MEA, ARANDA, GIELE, MOROT, - BAUGNIET, GIRARD, NOERR, BEAUMONT, HENNER, PASINI, BOGGS, HERZOG, RICHTER, BRETING, INDUNI, ROYBET, _ CABANEL, JACOMIN, SPRING, CAZIN, JACQUET, TROYON, CHAPLIN, JAPY, UHDE, CONSTANT, JEANNIN, VAN MARCKE, COROT, KNAUS, VIBERT, DEFAUX, LAMBERT, V@LLON, DESGOFFE, _-« LEFEBVRE, © VON STETTEN, ‘ DOUZETTE, LELOIR, ZIEM. ECHTLER, MARTIN, Chis Collection will be sold by auction, without reserve, Cuesday Evening, Warch sth, at 8 o'clock. Robert somoentl Cuctionceer. Ortaies & Co., Wanagers. ei : iF at 6 2S ND z= ae —— ~ 3 ~ Pes wt poe af a