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The record price for New {>> eal estate, made late last year, was $689 a square foot, and was given Tere ilece of property diagonally opposite to the offices of J. P. Morgan & ‘eo . »9 the corner of Wall and Nassau streets. This figure is at the rate of ow imately $4.80 per square inch. It is suggested that, the least accident » > @estroy the Millet, while it would take an unusual natural phenom- 2°. @o destroy the value of the land. It may also be taken into .ov @@ration that the values of pictures are governed entirely by the fads -© @4meies of picture collectors. Millet’s star is at present in the as- Bee in a few years, hawer er. it may’ be, figuratively speaking, “no- wee ee state Not So High, After All BRINGS k TOTAL OF S10 Savciity. ive Paintings, Mostly of the French School, at Auction. $30,100 PAID FOR A MILLET Meissonier Which Sold for $28,000 in 1878, Brings Only $14,100 Last Night in Mendelssohn Hall. That fashion counts as much in pic- torial art as it does in other forms was shown once more ins Méndelssohn Hall last night when the dina and uninspired |canvas by Millet. called ‘“‘A Shepherdess’’ | fetched the extraordinary price of $30,100, |M. Knoedler & Co, being the buyers. Just before this a finer. picture by the same |artist was bought by Scott & Fowles for ($17,100. These two sales, with that of | Rousseau’s beautiful ‘“Bosquet d’Arbes,” ‘which was bought by the Knoedlers for $28,000, and Corot’s “Un Torrent dans les Romagnes,’’ which went to an agent for ($21,000, were the chief features of the, ‘Theron R. Butler sale, in which seventy- five pictures brought the large total of ($264,835. ‘The sale showed some enormous igains in values and many more losses, a striking instance of the declines being in Meissonier’s ‘‘Innocents et (Malins,” a canvas that was sold for. $28,000 in 1878 and yet only brought $14,100 last night, ‘Boussod, Valadon & ‘Co. getting it. Mvyery prominent amateur collector and art dealer in town was in the large audi- lence that faced Anctioneer Kirby when the sale began. ‘he interest in the pic- jtures was of the keenest and thé bidding on some of the more important canvases lasted from ten to twenty minutes, it taking the last named interval to sell the ‘Shepherdess.’ The high prices began ilwith the first Gerome put up. the “Garde (Louis XIV.,’’ whieh went to Boussad, Valadon & So. for $1,050, YZamacois’s “Court Jesters’ went for $1,650; Meis- sonier’s “Vidette” to William Rebinson tor $3,300; the same artist’s ‘“‘Nothing in My Hands,” that Dickens once owned, for $4,000 to the Knoedlers; Vibert’s ‘‘The }Cardinal” to Andreny Freédman for $2,900, and Van Marcke's “Cattle and Land- {scape to Scoti & Wowles for $5,100. . Knoedlers paid $1,500 for Meyer von Bre- | men’s ‘“Prayer,’’ the same firm getting Diaz’s ‘‘Hunting Dogs’’ for $3,750. Dupre’s “Landscape and Pool” went an agent for $2,600, Breton’s ‘‘A. Brittany Shepherd- ess” to S. R. Guggenheim for $5,200, the two Erskine Nicols to Knoedler for $1,050 each, Diaz's ‘The Pet Kid’ to Mrs: | Charles for $2,800 and Gerome’s ‘Master of | the Hounds”’ to’an agent for $3,100. KF, RR. Russell: paid. $1,400 for Rosa Bonheur’s “The Mother,’’ Knoedler gave the same figure for Rico’s ‘‘Grand Canal, di | Boussod, Valadon & Co. $8,600 for Rous- seau’s *‘Landscape and Cattle,’ an agent | secured Troyon’s ‘‘Bull and Dog”’ for $5,800, and Knoedlers gave $12,300 for Diaz's i “Landscape Near Fontainebleau.” | Andrew Freedman paid $13,100 for Troy- on’s ‘*Pasture Grounds in Normandy’’; D. G. Derry, $1,950 for Bouguereau’s “Mater- nal Affection’; Theodore Heinemann, $3,100 for Knauss’s ‘‘Priest and Poacher, * “and |} Scott & Fowles, $7,200 for Schreyer’s “Halt at a Russian Inn.” Vibert’s LIS Recitation” went to an agent, for .$3,2 Knaus’s “In Fear and) Trembling”’ oe Pees Hearns for $10,- | 000, the same buyer paying $4,000 for Bon-| nait’s ‘Ribera Sketching in Rome’ and $4,400 for Rosa Bonheur’s “Highland Landscape and Sheep.’ The Knoedlers gave $3,250 for Vibert’s ‘The New Clerk’’; Boussod, Valadon & Co, $6,600 for ahem’ & | “Venice’.and $2,000 for Bonnat’s “Italian Girl,’’ for which Butler paid $10,000 in 1889, Firman Girard’s iarge Parisian scene, | “Mower Market,’’? went to Mrs. Charles for. $1,200. te Sale : ae, me Butler Collection. | Cae samen BE hicive Paintings of Late President of Sixth Avenue — ) Surface Line Dispersed, lection of the late Theron R. Butler,| 8. sold at aooeonn Hall last night: $264, 835. Thomas BY] Nees ee He died in ree on had been forgotten. It) in the Secenties, and finished | } beats the death of the collector. | ane last night that long before} [rey ork ‘became known as an art cen-| there were collectors of importance) it, For twenty-six years this collec-! 4 t on had remained, forgotten by all but} - an inner few, in the Fifth avenue home| of the former street car president, just) below the Union League ‘Club. Its sale was owing to the removal fro mthis ee | to Portchester of Mrs. Butler. In ‘the list of tbhuyers the names of Jealers and agents occur constantly... A few -of them secured pictures which they) had sold to. Mr. Butler, years ago, at prices that had advanced or ‘become—re- duced. The speculative impo picture ‘buying; was. shown’ more once, ast llet’s ““Shepherdess.”” Whe top figure ofthe session was given | fepaentice, P2 pte The name: purchasers and “<“Tedwin Kno «Bio. v uh and Wine,”* aa Re “Prasen," Meyer yon Bremen: sie | e Dead Canary ‘Bird, i "Baugniets ‘Mebow “Laborer Resting,” *A. Shepherdess,’ “sLandseape and Pool? as ; De Gy Goat, : oo to Command,” Nicol : “Knoedler & CG aa ei arse OS. es Se NE LBS: “The Rendezvous,” Kadtobiosee: Big Oeters “ Powles. | Se Gy see 7,260 In Fear and Trembling, Professor Lud- ; wig Knaus; Joseph ag Hearna sowie y. 10,000 The Recitation, J. G. Wibert;; ——-—.5.. 3.950 The New Clerk, J. G Vibert; Knoedler ~ 1S ORIN OV RAR Fe SETS CSE AMGEN Uy (S(t RR A a 3,250 Highland Landseape and Sheep, Rosa : Bonheur; Joseph J. Hearns............ 4,400 Ribera Sketching in Rome. Bonnat; jo- : Soph. (0 eEPEarns eee ek he, alc oR, 4,000 Venice, Ziem; Boussed, Valadon & Co.; 6.80 Italian Girl, Bonnat; Boussod, Valadon abies & WOU carta danvak cists Re Toe sakec, 2,050 ee saa pay ynocents ash aline sa er Bias vane Donen wing is a list prices: ‘ensphelinae Teed Francois Mil- eval ‘Tet; or sae Re OR cates - + 80,100 Bou My dads) — § beting”~Jean Fri t Bere & Fowle “rorre nt Le les Corot; W. ¢ Seer ee ancols Mi: oussod, ee | Pasture Grounds in Moria —Ty- ‘ron; Andrew Fr an... ial In Fear and Trembling—Prof. lL. | Knaus; Scott & Fowles, . ; }Landscape and Cattle (Summe en i Rousseau; Boussod, Wa ada & Co. 3.000 | i Vidette—Meissonier; W. Sea- TOMS BROT ee ay ads weal S Mies ose ie doo ube an a Rustay In -_Winter— if Schreyer; irs. E. M. Ful- ar : eran Boussod, ‘Valadon & ea eeee me “Dog “and L Dp oul ws ‘Seaman can Bee ree A Brittany Bhopherdess—Breton; s. Ree Soe eee aOR 5 Cattle an anaantn ; is SUSE ONEL cke SERINE Os Cnet oe ree eet a Sig 55 100 | Mighland “1 Landscape and Sheep— Bonheur; Joseph J. Hearns. 4,400 |) ‘“Nothing in My Hands, Nothing in i My Pocksle “amacdias Knoedler | Pee eer ne Coen) Cy Ribera Saeed in ‘Rome-—Bonnat; JOseph is, Hearne. vuweer ann oan 4,000 | Fy Do Dogs—Diaz; Knoedier & Co, 3,750 ‘oacher—Prof, L Mii poak ote : | aSs Heinerman ,..... SY a be The Recitation Vinee. 38,250 | ‘The New Clerk—Vibert; ‘Knoedier... 3,259 Mester of the Hounds—Gerome; i Bernets Awe s as iceue dann sae ios ea 3,1 The Pet Kid—Diaz; “Mrs, Charies.... 2800 | Landseape and Pool—Jules Dupre; Seaman, agent ........ () Landscape (Near gi ontainebieau)— | i Diaz; Knoedter &, Go.) oc... s. 2,800 Italian Girl—Bonnat; Boussod, Vala- GONBBEOO iy aes eek eae eee 2,050 | The Cardinal—J. G. Vibert: Andrew ny BRGCAIAN Fea oR hen ++ 2,000 | tiie "1,950 oie ay ahaaeny 1,650 | DG Dery FOG seine teahainiey jac Prayer Meray von Neate Knoed- | Pee ALO eS aN SECE ats SM Aeau NRE 1 a Grand aan Yenlco—Martin Rico: Rnoedier @ Ger. asics. 1,409 | f 5 r BGU SEE SY SAS BRYRBRRRRN SEES ER ERE EE cownusune 175,00 14100,00 1425.90 8$00,00 179,00 460,00 400,00 4000,00 2000,.900 1550, 09 275,00 5100,.00 176,00 1500,09 140,00 1250.00 $750, 00 1225.09 17300, 00 BOL0G, 00 2600,00 450,00 13090, 00 275,400 $200,00 900, 00 1L050,.00 1050, 00 2800,00 576.00 $100,060 659,90 14.00,.00 1400,00 400,00 600,00 225,00 8600, 00 28000, 00 5800, 00 12500,00 21000,00 13100, 00 259, 00 Hasenclaver ©1950, 525, 725, S100, 4.50, 900, 7200, 10000, S250, 425, 3250, 4400, 4000, Tad, 6600, 2050, 1200,: 100,: ON FREE VIEW AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES MADISON SQUARE SOUTH, NEW YORK FROM SATURDAY, JANUARY Ist (NEW YEAR’S DAY), UNTIL THE DAY OF SALE, INCLUSIVE THE VALUABLE ART COLLECTION OF THE LATE THERON R. BUTLER, ESQ. NEW YORK SALE AT MENDELSSOHN HALL FORTIETH STREET, EAST OF BROADWAY, NEW YORK ON FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 71TH, 1910 BEGINNING PROMPTLY AT 8.30 O’CLOCK Subscriber's Copy No. 6. EDITION LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE COPIES eerie De Luxe Illustrated Catalogue OF THE Very Valuable Modern Paintings SCULPTURE AND OTHER ART PROPERTY COLLECTED BY THE LATE THERON R. BUTLER, ESQ. NEW YORK TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE, BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE AT MENDELSSOHN HALL ON THE EVENING HEREIN STATED THE SALE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MR. THOMAS E. KIRBY, OF THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, MANAGERS ’ NEW YORK 1910 COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY MR. THOMAS E. KIRBY PHOTOGRAVURES BY A. W. ELSON & CO., BOSTON PRINTING AND BINDING BY THE LENT & GRAFF COMPANY, NEW YORK COPYRIGHT, 1909, By THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION os: - SALE AT MENDELSSOHN HALL FORTIETH STREET, East oF BROADWAY ON FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1910 BEGINNING PROMPTLY AT 8.30 O’CLOCK Pat 4 - N.Y Unsl Nod we DAVID COL s DUTCH (1822- _—+); TEACHING THE DOG A CHARACTERISTIC example of this Dutch master of genre subjects. Seated in a rush-bottomed chair beside an empty wine-cask, on which are a bottle of spirits, a glass and a pipe, a blue-smocked. countryman is teaching his dog to beg. With his hands supported on his knees he leans forward, his face wreathed in smiles, as the dog stands erect on his hind legs obedient to the word of | | command, and evidently as much pleased at his accomplishments as is his master. This example was painted to order for the late owner. Signed at the right, D. Cot. Height, 8 inches ; nidth, 6% inches. Samu, No. 2 A> DON VINCENTE PALMAROLI SPANISH (1835- _) THE CONNOISSEUR am ag IN a gilt armchair in a studio sits a young lady gazing at a picture sus- pended on an easel. With her crystal lorgnette poised in her left hand, the - carefully considered view of the work before her. She wears a pink dees baat the fashion of a bygone day, with a lofty turban on her head, surrounded by - ee. oo the oa See Le he 4 5 inll> 7 =, ~ is eRe eterna a BR ot BA) 2) A Ae lank i ERSKINE NICOL, R.S. A. SCOTCH (1825-1904) COLLECTING HIS THOUGATS Wit wrinkled forehead, chin resting on hand, and eyes seeking the ceiling, a young Scotch peasant seeks a flow of words wherewith to complete an un- finished letter which lies on the table before him. The light streams through a small window beside him, illumining his thoughtful countenance, the rough deal table on which are piled his dictionary and other books of refer- ence, his ink and clay pipe lying close beside them. Behind him a half-open door shows a glimpse of the bedroom and the curtains of a lofty old-fash- ioned bed. Signed at the lower right, E. Nicox, R. S. A., 65. Height, 15 inches ; length, 20% inches. & < - agnor ae hee i an | _ No. 40 Ny Minoedler’ + ho ERSKINE NICOL, R.S. A. SCOTCH (1825-1904) YOURS TO COMMAND AT a rough wooden table in the living room of a small cottage a young man sits engaged in, unaccustomed task of letter-writing. Spread on the board before him are a dictionary, two or three books and an ink-pot. ‘The anxious expression of his countenance and his tongue seeking inspiration from the outer air show that his work troubles him not a little. An open door behind gives into a small kitchen, showing some vegetables on ‘the table and lighted by a small window set in a thick wall. Signed at the lower left, EK. Nicou, R. S. A., 65. Height, 15 inches ; length 20% inches. No. 41 “FREDERIK HENDRIK KAEMMERER FRENCH (1830-1892) ‘ Loo. %. Citin THE RENDEZYVOUS By the angle of a stone balustrade, surmounted by a huge urn, a young lady pauses, about to descend a broad flight of steps. Raising a lorgnette to her eyes, she casts a look around as if in search of someone expected. She is dressed in the exaggerated style of the late Directoire period, a loose cloak of yellow silk and a simple dress of white muslin, cut very low across the bust and held high above her ankles. A huge cap of lace surmounts her head, and heavy earrings depend from her ears. The background shows the walks of a public garden, in which are several persons walking and seated; the sky is wintry and the ground is sprinkled with fallen leaves. Signed at the right, F. H. KarmMMERER. Height, 23% inches; width, 1534 inches. fs bh artes No. 42 NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ DE LA PENA FRENCH (1807-1876) / Ww nn v pf } hay i ka CF is My BP Mel SEATED beside a small bush a fair-haired young maiden tries to hold a pet kid upon her knee, and finds the task is too much for her strength. From a blue sky covered with rolling clouds the light falls full upon the animal’s woolly fleece, the pure white contrasting strongly with the dark blue and red of the child’s clothes and her golden hair flecked by an errant ray. Signed at the lower lefi, N. Diaz. Height, 18 inches ; nidth, 15 inches. UN, EDUARDO ZAMACOIS | ae : | SPANISH (1842-1871) tale e : @ y ’ COs TUMER *S SHOP skirts—in silks and velvets of every ‘shade and a once > brilliant, but faded and soiled by promiscuous use. Evidently carnival time is dr near. Seated in a chair is a man habited as a harlequin jeering at a panion, who, half-clad and wearing a long gray wig, is struggling - to on a top-boot, which he finds is too small for him. Beneath the row is a succession of grinning masks and in the corner of the room the ‘ prietor is finding fresh treasures in his extensive stock. oak ei Signed at the right, Zamacots, 69. No. 44 F _ JEAN LEON GEROME bernth ( lagath ) FRENCH (1824-1904) pus Met fur | MASTER OF THE HOUNDS ”) | re AT an open gateway in the wall of a. Moorish palace stands a tall Oriental, leaning in easy fashion against the door- — post. Resplendent in a long cloak of yellow silk, a green turban, and a broad silver sash in which are thrust a brace’ of pistols, he talks to two fine grayhounds, which he idly teases with a slender-leafed twig. The lower part of a wall to the | — right is decorated with glazed tiles of . 7 brilliant tones, and the dark recesses of the. @ interior look cool and inviting by com- ! = parison with the sunlight without. An (%& unusually fine example of the great mas- ter of draughtsmanship and technique. om, Stgned at the middle right, J. L. Gtromr. Height, 22 inches ; nidth, 2234 inches. No. 45 DON VINCENTE PALMAROLI SPANISH Geen THE LISTENER THE picture shows the corner of a pleasant park in Spain; a broad flight of steps, with marble balustrade and_ pillars surmounted by urns, descends across the picture, overshadowed by trees in full foliage. Escutcheons bearing the arms of the Empire and of Spain are on the pillars, but the paths are overgrown with weeds, and grass and ferns grow in the cracks between the stones. Upon a low stone bench which runs beneath the steps sit a couple deep in an animated conversation. The young gallant in coat and knee-breeches of gray satin has a long scarlet cloak cast about him, and has thrown his hat upon the ground as he bends fervently toward the object of his devotion, a pretty young girl in flowered silk dress and pink bodice, her hair dressed high and uncovered in the Spanish fashion. Leaning over ‘the balustrade behind the couple is a sly-faced old monk, listening with great interest to the young people beneath him, who are too occupied bigest their own affairs to heed possible eavesdroppers. Signed at the right, V. PALMAROLI, Height, 19% inches; length, 2434 inches. Purchased from M. Knorpier & Co., 1876. Yor. 4 16S, No. 46 MLLE. MARIE ROSA BONHEUR Uf (yO j : Go att FRENCH (1822-1899) Ghew We haa A ee") he KS.) Deep in the shady recesses of a thicket lies a red deer taking her ease upon the mossy turf, while close beside her nestles her young offspring, but a few days old, its eyes half closed in the _easy sleep of the young. The sunlight, darting between the umbrageous foliage of the bushes, falls here and there upon the surface of the ground and illumines the dark coat of the mother in broad splashes as she lies, her ears alert for THE MOTHER any unsuspected danger which may threaten. The scene is laid near the . artist’s home close by the famous woods oF antineblens: mrthe Banieel thoroughly characteristic of the painter of the famous ‘‘The Horse Fair’ in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Signed at the lower right, Rosa Bonner, 68. Height, 25% inches ; midth, 23 inches. No. 47 | “MARTIN RICO i | P ‘a a reer ass? | ; | 4b Tarcedlu ~ GRAND CANAL, VENICE TuE artist shows us here a picturesque corner on the Grand Canal in his beloved Venice. Upon the right a row of lofty houses rises straight from the water’s edge, clear-cut against the azure sky, the shape of their doors and. windows showing plainly the influence of the oriental art with which the Venetians were so familiar. Blazing in the sunshine their walls glitter with various colors, stretching in diminishing perspective to the middle distance, where the buildings of the city stretch across the picture, their lofty towers and domes interspersed with trees and the masts of the shipping. The waters of the canal, all bejewelled under the flawless blue of a perfect Italian sky, reflect in their depths the colors of the houses, the azure of the heavens, and the shapes of a few gondolas which glide over their unruffled surface. Signed at the left, Rico. . gee \ Height, 18 inches; length, 2754 inches. Purchased from M. Knorpuirr & Co., 1880. Mor: Fa Hooo - ()-A AqV?o- F. Res Hen pon ams -t-/ 96 3 Plo2/ x “phere EUGENE JOSEPH VERBOECKHOVEN BELGIAN (1799-1881) A BELGIAN HORSE BEsIpE a small stream of water stands a fine gray stallion, his flank toward the spectator. The light falls full on his glossy sides, showing to great ad- vantage his dappled hide, his great muscles and the veins which stand out prominently upon his massive body. The neck is well arched, the head small, the nostrils dilated, and his dark eyes are full of intelligence. Signed at the lower right, Kucknn VERBORCKHOVEN. Height, 22 inches ; length, 27 inches. No. 49 JEAN LEON GEROME FRENCH (1824-1904) Z v2 ef; © THE BULL-FIGHTER THE view shows a corner of the arena of the Plaza de Toros in some Spanish town, the spectators rising, tier upon tier, to the numbered boxes above. In the foreground is a toreador mounted on a horse, holding a long spear in his hand. He makes a picturesque figure, in a blue coat befrogged with silver, a broad pink sash and a wide-brimmed sombrero, as he sits erect in a scarlet saddle with high pommels, a look of pride upon his swarthy face. His horse’s eyes are bandaged, that it may not observe the onrush of the bull. Stretched on the sand of the arena is a dead horse, his rider, another spearman, bowing his pleasure to the plaudits of the crowd. The picture is remarkable for its accuracy of detail, is resplendent in color, and the atmosphere of the scene is conveyed with telling force upon the canvas. Signed at the lomer left, J. L. GEROmE. Height, 28 inches; nidth, 22% inches. Purchased from M. Knorepier & Co., 1876. Po FIRMS NTN Memeo. \ ; ie, ROLES a zs igs , R nh = . No. 50 cH ARLES BAUGNIET FRENCH Fidiercee) x ay e A DIFFICULT ANSWER ef SiS a ‘high-panelled room, furnished in gilt ee brocade, whose ratls are 4 adorned with old-time pictures, a little group of three ladies is gathered round a a table. Two of them are seated close together, reading over a letter which one of them is writing, and the third is standing before them, giving her = opinion of what should be said, emphasizing her points with her extended can - ee Mk eh d 7 7 ® A ei: oe eS ae te ¥ . ne ae _ forefinger. The dresses are of the style of the early nineteenth century, when chignons and earrings were in vogue. The sunlight streams through a window on the left, falling full upon the faces of the little group. a ~ o ‘ ; ‘ ‘ Signed at the lower nght, C. Bavantier. 1 Height 29% inches ; nidth, 2334 inches. = ) oe Se 51 THEODORE UE ETIENNE ROUSSEAU Zo e, _ FRENCH (181-1867) 0s, As bal ae ¥ = LANDSCAPE AND CA TTLE—SUMMER A BEAUTIFUL example, full of atmosphere, astir with animal life, and with more color than is usually seen in Rousseau’s later works. One can almost hear the lowing of the cattle and catch the faint rustle of the trees as the evening breeze lightly stirs their foliage. In a flat, marshy meadow, shining with gold in the rays of the setting sun, a herd of cattle is enjoying the luxurious pasturage and drinking the waters of anearby pool. On the right a path runs along the top of a slight rise in the ground, through a small plantation of trees, and is lost to sight. On the left another growth of trees leads the gaze to the middle distance, where, through a break in the foliage, a small stream catches the eye.as it flows to the distant horizon. The sky is a faint blue, covered with masses of heavy cloud. ; frost an mou yw e un pew Signed at the lower left, Tu. Rousskav. (WA o t 6 Dem ) pare ei out fp ¥ :) a ; $a aa ‘ 4 : Vic 16 inches ; length, 25 inches. or oe - ; THEODORE ROUSSEAU at Ss No. 52 THEODORE PIERRE ETIENNE ROUSSEAU o | FRENCH Tay Dn awwedler be 20 BOSQUET D'ARBRES In this fine example of Rousseau’s art he has shown us his great analytical __ skill at its highest, the details of herbage, of trees, even of rocks and stones, Boks aa ‘ being executed with the utmost fidelity. It is withal a most artistic con- > ception, showing in every brushmark the hand of him whom all his contem- poraries acknowledged as master of them all. Through the level country- side a narrow river wends its placid way. A few cows crop the sparse | herbage which grows upon the rock-strewn meadow or drink from the many pools which bejewel the foreground. In the middle distance a few — trees grow outlined against the sky, making the absolute flatness of the land- scape, if anything, more accentuated by their presence. The sky is a deep blue, almost cloudless, the azure of the atmosphere being repeated in the waters of the river and the pools. our be" Vr me > Ree ‘ ad ek Signed at the lower left, Tu. Rousseau. we ’ i v Pa hte : \ font &! ge" f + S . Jagh 4 r i Height, 16 Y% inches ; length, 25 inches. Purchased from WitttaM Scuaus, 1881. QU kee ~ ss eae, nage No. 53 CONSTANT TROYON FRENCH rer . Ip. I. sonal 4 BULL, DOG AND LANDSCAPE 4, ¥ Aypéhy In this picture the greatest animal painter of his time has given us a mas- terly exhibition of his skill in portraying cattle. The principal object of the composition is a fine red and white bull, who stands beside a hedge in the foreground threatening, with lowered head and flashing eye, a bull-dog which barks impudently a few feet in front of him. He stands sideways to the spectator, the sunlight streaming full upon his flank, which almost seems to heave with rage as the rippling muscles make play of light and shade along his neck and massive shoulders. The scene is set in a level meadow, extending to the middle distance, where more cows crop the grass in the shade of a clump of trees. Beyond these the ground rises gently to a low line of hills on the horizon, meeting a sky covered with heavy rolling clouds with a single patch of watery blue near the zenith. The whole picture is beautifully painted, a masterpiece of one who, had he not chosen to excel as an animal painter, would have been reckoned one of the : » greatest landscapists. , re” sae 4 ' Signed at the lower left, Oe Tr, guy ? iS ; | Cy iy ° Height, 20 inches ; length, 25 inches. From the Surrwoov-Harr Collection, New York, 1879. Catalogue No. 80. f 6 Coo — og wow ee ean Ae OnE of the finest of the many studies of the chaguiee aspects of nature sae ee to the approach of Winter which Diaz so loved to depict in his favorite a Fontainebleau. A narrow footpath runs through the centre of the picture to a wall and rough fence in the middle distance, beyond which it is lost to sight in the forest. On either side are the trunks of large trees, lichen- covered and scarred by the passage of many Winters, their branches broken and riven by the warfare of the elements. Beyond the fence the foliage is _ denser, the leaves with a yellowish tinge, as if already feeling the approach of Autumn. In the foreground, a woman sits beside her faggot of firewood, the blue and white of her garments contrasting with the sere aspect of the dry and withered foliage. The sky is wintry and overcast, and a heavy cloud near the horizon seems to bear a burden of snow and wind within its bosom. Pe | , fas t Stened ul (id lower If No DueUt a Soe i. ae BG ae Height, 21 inches ; length, 28 inches. Ad iv +g aT iv, 1 a \e Rotast 2194. eo \W | No. 55 | Pay JEAN BAPTISTE CAMILLE COROT i. AN FRENCH (1796-1874) vhs I seamaw Gye fp UN TORRENT DANS LES ROMAGNES Y, ¥f Aypds - : if ee ae, ~~ A most beautiful Corot, tender and sympathetic in coloring, delicate in its execution and most pleasing in its composition. It is a well-known exam- ple, having been exhibited in the Exposition 4 l’Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1875, and being selected for special mention in Robaut’s monumental work on Corot. On the right of the picture, a narrow stream, fed from some mountain source, dashes in swift torrent over its rocky bed, the swirling waters reflecting in a thousand eddies the silver light of the sky. The farther bank slopes gently upward, tree-covered, to the white walls of a large building which occupies the middle distance. Upon the left, large trees cast a deep shadow over the grass and rocks which form the nearer bank, upon which several peasants are returning from their day’s work. The sun is just dipping below the horizon, and the last rays stream from the cloud-covered sky, gilding the walls of the building, accentuating the red cap of a boatman, and softening the green of the foliage as it shines through the feathery masses of the trees. Signed at the lower left, Corot. uf Height, 25% inches; nidth, 35% inches. # Ane , be 9 o # & Exposition a I’ Ecole des Beaux Arts, 1875, Catalogue No. 15. f NZ Da \ 6 2690 M-K Geb 18a. Pa ifoeo- 42 Go - yi ye Ly Geer fee r f' } . hi ; “i 16) WM ) fis \ Br cctun ole Dt Mi Ele pies Be , ofp nee ts ie a Ci rar Zee neha poe Ye pocca KE a SE i he pr aa. No. 56 CONSTANT TROYON K And Prata PASTURE GROUNDS IN NORMANDY FRENCH (1810-1865) A pPicruRE full of atmosphere, vibrant with sunshine, and fully illustrative of the great powers of the artist, both as a landscape and as an animal . painter. In the corner of a smiling meadow the cattle have gathered for milking time. A woman is seated milking a fine white cow, who stands, her back to the spectator, while her companions lie ruminating near by. One can almost hear the deep breathing of the patient animals and see the heave of their sides and the lazy swish of their tails. A flock of sheep browse afew yards further off, and a tiny lamb skips along beside its dam in the foreground. The level rays of a setting sun stream across the scene, showing up the woolly fleeces of the sheep, the great bulk of the cattle and the varying coloring of the trees beyond. Long shadows lie athwart the meadow, which extends blue to the dim distance under a fine sky covered with heavy clouds near the horizon. Signed at the lower left, C. Troyon. Height, 33 inches; length, 46 inches. Purchased from M. Knoepirr & Co., 1880. oe F sS 008 MK AY as Hose 4 sent ia \€ » ae na RCS An, No. 57 | BLAISE ALEXANDRE DESGOFFE pees 0 August 03 | FRENCH (1830-1901) OBJECTS OF ART AND FLOWERS ON a marble-topped table half covered by a cloth of scarlet and gold stands a bronze statuette of Venus hard by a polished steel helmet of sixteenth cen- tury pattern. In the foreground are a stein carved in high relief and a crystal beaker, and beyond are vessels of gilt holding peaches, plums and other fruit; the soft velvet of their skins contrasting with the polished surfaces of the harder objects. A Gardenia is a prominent object, while in the distance the sun streams through a window in a lofty corridor panelled in white and gold. Completing the composition is a jade screen behind the statuette, which reflects the light and accentuates the darker colors of the velvet cur- tain which forms the background. Signed on base of statuetté, Buatse Descorre. Height, 32 inches; length, 39 inches. Purchased from M. Knoevier & Co. fror (872. a 4I9L, No. 58 SAR Eee tee | ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU FRENCH , (1825-1905) 4 4 Bay MATERNAL AFFECTION A WELL-KNOWN example of Bougieeat s art exouniea in his best manner and full of tender feeling. It shows us a young woman bending tenderly over a couch and gazing at her sleeping infant as he lis before her, his golden head pillowed upon her right arm. Her head is bent forward and is sup- ported on the fingers of her left hand, and her eyes are veiled by their droop- ing lids, her hair and dark complexion making effective contrast with the golden curls and soft pink skin of the babe. Upon the couch beside the babe are a coral and silver bells attached to a string of coral beads. The sun- light filters through heavy curtains of yellow silk, falling across the pillow, and half reveals the details of a carved bedstead and the panels on the wall of the room. Signed near the right, W. Boucurreav, 1871. Height, 30 inches; length, 37 inches. Purchased from M. Knorpier & Co., 1871. oel #So eo - No. 59 EASTMAN JOHNSON, N. A. AMERICAN (1824-1906) CHIMNEY-SWEEP A CHARACTERISTIC example of this artist’s best work. Against a plastered brick-wall leans a young chimney-sweep in the garb of his calling, a loose gray shirt, knickerbockers and gaiters; his brushes and rope lie on the ground beside him, and dangling at his waist is a metal scraper. He stands in an attitude of repose, leaning against the wall, one hand caught in his belt, his head on one side, the eyes looking out of the picture to the left. Signed at the right, E. Jounson, 1853. Height, 32 inches ; nidth, 25 inches. VU No. 60 JEAN BAPTISTE ROBIE FRENCH Cee ) FLOWERS AND OBJECTS OF ART A LARGE vase of blue porcelain, poised on a gilded pedestal, contains a large bunch of flowers, roses, nasturtiums and guelder-roses, some of which are scattered on the table, while an earthenware stein holds the balance. Beside them on the green velvet cloth stands a beaker mounted in silver of antique design surmounted by the figure of an archer. The light falls upon the picture from the left, showing to effect the brilliant colors of the ake and the hard-polished surface of the vessels, Signed at the lower right, J. Rosie. Height, 33 inches; nidth, 25 inches. NK Av 1@T 4. Pras. 11, Apuao ay No. 61 PROFESSOR LUDWIG KNAUS ae a * , ths a 4 GERMAN (1829- ) wh 0, A, CMe d YD) a PRIEST AND POACHER aan Bi: THE village priest, short and pursy, in his long frock coat and knee- breeches, his red handkerchief clasped behind his back, his hand upraised in protestation, is giving a sound rating to a delinquent member of his flock, who, cap in hand, stands silently before him. A sturdy ruffian he is, over- topping his preceptor by a head, his legs bare, a sullen, shifty look in his eyes. Obviously he is not laying his scolding much to heart. On the wall behind is a large crucifix and an image of the Madonna, and through an open door is a glimpse of a sunlit room, with a shelf of books, an inlaid bureau and a large painting hanging upon the wall. The glimpse of the life of a priest in a little German village is most instructive. Signed at the lower left, L. Knaus, 1864. Height, 32 inches; nidth, 28 inches. No. 62 BAREND CORNELIS KOEKKOEK AL DUTCH (1803-1862) Df A Cine 4 GERMAN LANDSCAPE A ROUGH country road runs through the centre of the picture, bordering a shallow, grassy ravine upon the left, overshadowed by lofty trees. A few peasants slowly wend their way homeward in the sunset, or stop to exchange gossip with acquaintances. Upon the left a craggy mass of rock juts abruptly to the sky, topped by the roofs and towers of a lofty castle, the hills descend- ing gradually, peak after peak, to the distant horizon. On the right are the houses of a small town, lying beside a peaceful river, whose waters meander in many curves through the landscape. The sky is covered by masses of gray cloud, from behind which the setting sun streams across the scene, throwing long shadows athwart the road and illumining the dusty haze which envelops the whole scene. | Signed at the lower right, B. C. Korxxorx, 1852. Height, 29 inches; length, 37 inches. No. 63 | en DON RAIMUNDO MADRAZO — SPANISH (1841- _) ; Mn. £M F AN OLD CHURCH IN SPAIN THE scene shows the corner of a broad-flagged courtyard in Spain in full x eS sunshine from a cloudless sky. Deep in a dark recess of the wall is seta shrine, and an altar surmounted by a large cross. The walls are draped with heavy tapestry, and a pair of elaborate lanterns hang on either side of the Ss opening. On the right a seller of rosaries is seated beside the table on which a are spread her wares, and a man stands beside her idly strumming a guitar. On the left is a bench on which sit a number of beggars of both sexes, old crones, blind and bandaged, all with outstretched hands, soliciting charity | from the merciful. Two ladies, one in black, with a lace mantilla over her head, the other in pink, walk slowly away, conversing as they go. Signed at the loner left, R. Maprazo, Height, 26 inches ; length, 39 inches. No. 64 a8 ADOLF SCHREYER HALT AT A RUSSIAN INN—WINTER Tue picture shows us a typical Russian country road-house, standing bleak and solitary in the lea of a belt of slender trees. The land is in the grip of Winter, the ponds frozen over, the fields deep in snow, which has drifted and piled up against the walls of the stable. A heavily laden sled drawn by nine horses and guarded by a Cossack armed with a long spear has driven along the deep-rutted road and has drawn up in a flurry of snow before the stable-door, and the men are busy unharnessing the team. The inn isa rude enough affair, with a long, low-thatched roof, with heavy eaves, while the stable is of split logs, the interior showing dark through the doorway, which is the only opening through which light and air can enter. The gray sky gives promise of a heavy fall of snow. Signed at the loner left, Ap. ScHREYER. Height, 20 inches; length, 42 inches. Purchased from M, Knorpier & Co., 1873. ap * #2 297. Vv Lf, lp a GERMAN (1828-1899) deott Firleo bo : “a x Male . eta ages NWR pp oon cg WP io PROFESSOR L. KNAUS ue | Vy car ! No. 65 recat PROFESSOR LUDWIG KNAUS ae con a "GERMAN (i820. fo) IN FEAR AND TREMBLING a ae THE geese are streaming home across the village green, and the two leaders “ie are stopping to hiss at a chubby little child in a red dress and clumsy shoes, whose fat legs have attracted their ire. Saeki With her face all awry with terr the frightened one stops short and holds her supper of bread and butter out of sy reach of the threatening beaks. Behind her is the fence of a lowly cottage, with a woman’s face appearing at the window. The scene extends over. green grass, through trees of a small orchard, the sun glinting between the ~ branches, to the white walls and red roof of a ines house uA stretches across the background of the picture. Signed at the lower lefi, L. Knaus. Height, 22 inches ; length, 31% inches. Purchased,from M. Knozpumr & Co., 1881. Fk #6480. Mk 3t7 ae WV -L. Lop Ke . You /@/. Marks 27 vo a fEF47 Demenenacetnnetiitis 2 weer: be gl No. 66 ‘ ay #& Ger JEHAN GEORGES VIBERT ee FRENCH (1840-1902) il: Gi THE RECITATION Tue scene is laid in a corner of a fine room, whose walls are lined with — lofty panelling, and the furniture rich and ornate, the whole aspect bespeak- ing that luxury which is the due of a high dignitary of the church. The scarlet-robed cardinal sits before a wide fireplace in a carved oak chair with lofty back. His gloved hands are clasped across his stomach, and his feet are ~ slipped into a fur-lined muff. Convenient to his right hand on an inlaid — table stand his tea-things, and an illuminated manuscript leans against a rack — behind. In front of him stands a monk in a posture of declamation, mouth — open and hands gesticulating to match the fervor of his delivery. The walls of the room are hung with tapestry, and over the lofty stone mantel hangs a large triptych. A brass vessel is ga before the fire, whose * direct heat is kept from the cardinal by a silk screen. Signed at the lower lefi, J. G. Visert. Height, 21 inches ; length, 2844 inches. \ ‘ No. 67 | JEAN BAPTISTE £EDOUARD DETAILLE FRENCH (isis. ) THE RA CE-HORSE GLADIA TE UR A VERY unusual picture to come from the brush of the great painter of battle-scenes. The famous race-horse stands on the level sward in the middle me. of a race-track, the midday sun casting dark shadows on the grass. His a satin flanks shine sleek and glossy, the rippling muscles of his shoulders and 3 hind quarters making a fine play of light and shade, and his nostrils actually " seem to quiver before the spectator’s gaze. He is ridden by an elderly - jockey with the whiskers of a bygone day fringing his face, and before him stands a man in a light suit, evidently his owner. Signed at the lower left, Epovarp DeETAILLE, 1869. Height, 21 inches; length, 25% inchern Purchased from M. Knorpier & Co., 1880. ap. 4 S00 — CRar. “Be bei Cla 2 Cased , As J. G. VIBERT 4 ae No. 68 JEHAN GEORGES VIBERT FRENCH (1840-1902) Wo. (/ THE NEW CLERK BESIDE a table spread with the remnants of the midday meal sit the : cary and his wife. The former, a portly, middle-aged man, is scat letter of recommendation brought to him by a young applicant for a tion, the while he regards the newcomer with a somewhat doubtful The latter, a pert young lad in a gray suit with wide revers, gazes estly upon the floor, while the young wife looks upon him with an expr sion of approval. The room is an airy apartment, flagged with red san An enormous fireplace lined with blue tile occupies the rear wall, v various retorts and other apparatus are set on a small stove or on the sh Ives which line the wall. Curious birds and a stuffed alligator occupy various . positions, and on the floor a magpie screams defiance at the intruder. y Signed at the lower left, J. G. Viperv. Height, 21 inches ; lenath 28 inches. 4 i’ i" fat ‘an By is : Wane i ee eee’ e we ‘ Xx ¥ aby 69 | MLLE. MARIE ROSA BONHEUR FRENCH Nie baie fof he HIGHLAND LANDSCAPE AND SHEEP Tuls picture shows to great advantage the wonderful ability of the artist, not only in her intimate knowledge and consummate rendering of animal life but also her powers as a landscape painter, especially in the wilder and more remote aspects of nature. She shows us the dark, still waters of a mountain loch in Scotland, surrounded by craggy hills, and steep moorland descending sheer to the water’s edge. In the foreground the shore of the lake is rocky and covered with purple heather, on which rest a few of the active, long-haired sheep of the country. Peacefully they lie, the ewes and their lambs, guarded by one of their number, who watches from a low, flat- topped rock. The sky is misty and heavy with vapor, which drifts down the mountainside, concealing the farther peaks from view, giving promise © of heavy rain to come. sess Signed at the lower left, Rosa Bonueur, 1821. ouch, Fso-ece- p7K 3 a Height, 18 inches ; length 2834 inches. parderto howl. st. LE ON J. F.. BONNAT cs oh we ye yw Be LEON 108 FLORENTIN BONNAT FRENCH (1833- ) f* wf bs RIBERA SKETCHING IN ROME No. 70 THE picture shows a scene upon the steps of a church in Rome, redolent of the happy, lazy life which passes under the Southern skies, the counterpart — of which may be seen to-day in any Italian village. The broad steps stretch across the picture, a narrow portal in the wall behind showing dark against the sunlight which blazes upon the white wall, illumining a faded fresco painted on the plaster and protected from harm by an iron railing. From out the doorway come the monks, hooded and cowled; on the right, a peasant woman sits, her hands clasped across her knee, beside an old man of poverty-stricken appearance. On the left, a man is stretched at full length, sound asleep, and in the centre a little girl stands, her back against the plaster wall, her eyes closed as though in slumber, evidently the model for the artist who sits in the corner sketching the scene before him, a small boy looking over his shoulder to follow the lines of his busy pencil. Signed at the lower right, LN. Bonnat, 1867. Height, 23 inches ; length, 4034 inches. Purchased from M. Knorpuirr & Co., 1880. “oce 2 Pu Y2.0c0e- Kk 3086 - Goupet f 3936 — |S eee ee —: se a? Be No. 71 EUGENE JOSEPH VERBOECKHOVEN MN. Mergilhau BELGIAN (1799-1881) SHEEP, SHETLAND PONY AND COAST On a small promontory jutting out into a well-travelled sea, sown with rocks and covered with coarse grass and heather, half a dozen horned sheep are lying or browsing. Beside a flat-topped rock, on which rest the shep- herd’s crook, plaid and bonnet, stands a Shetland pony of sturdy build, hardly bigger than the sheep beside him. The artist has shown to perfection the soft, woolly texture of the fleece, the long, hairy coat of the pony and the cruel points of the jagged rocks which form so prominent a feature of the landscape. Signed at the lower right, Eucknr VERBOECKHOVEN Height, 29 inches ; length, 43 inches. Purchased from M. Knorepirr & Co., 1871. Fog. #2 ood _ * ¢ No. 72 FELIX ZIEM FRENCH (1824 _) Bee A BRILLIANT view of the Grand Canal in Venice—the Venice that Ziem i a loved so well—the waters dancing in the sunshine beneath a glorious sky, 5; ie shrouded here and there behind a veil of filmy cloud. In the foreground a crowded gondola glides under the vigorous strokes of the oarsmen, across the bows of a large boat advancing before the wind, its two sails, adorned — with gay pictures, outspread to catch the failing breeze. In the distance _ are more boats, and behind them the Gindecca debouches into the canal, __ while to the right is the long, scimiter-like sweep of the river, fringed with buildings, the wondrous Campanile towering into the sky above the Piazza, __ ys the Doge’s palace and the domes of San Marco. On the left the red tower of San Giorgio balances the composition, its rich tones reflected in the — depths of the water, which gives back also the shimmering pictures of the boats and the masses of the buildings in the distance. Signed at the lower left, ZiEM. Height, 32 inches ; length, 53 inches. Purchased from M. Knorpurr & Co., 1877. J Une. # 30e0 — ae LEON JOSEPH FLORENTIN BONNAT FRENCH (1833- ) 4; nis sol hia bo, ITALIAN GIRL No. 73 THE full-length, life-size portrait of a dark-eyed little daughter of Italy. She stands in the open air, the full glare of a Southern sun illumining the gay colors of her costume and making brilliant her white linen by contrast with the depth of the shadows in the background. She wears a dress and apron of green, with a crimson bodice over a white linen chemise; her feet are shod in shoes cut from a single piece of leather and tied around the ankles. On her head she wears a cap of white linen, enhancing by its spot- less purity the dark color of her hair, the olive hue of her complexion and the liquid depth of her large eyes. She stands half turned to the right, one hand dependant at the side, the other raised as if expectant of charity. Signed at the lower left, LN. Bonnat. Height, 57 inches ; width, 36 inches. ia . % UW j : } f a meneenee No. 74 FIRMAN GIRARD FRENCH (1838- _) Wins. harler FLOWER MARKET (Extracts from a letter of the artist dated 1876.) “On the left of the second plane is the side of the Tribunal of Commerce, which looks upon the Seine, and is a type of the modern and very elegant style of building; the Boulevard of the Court of Justice separates it from the clock-tower, one of the beautiful remains of the architecture of the Middle Ages. It is said of this clock that it sounded the signal of the St. Bartholomew Massacre under Charles the Ninth. The turrets which are back of it, in actual repair, are named the towers of the State- prison and have been used as a prison heretofore—in the time of the Revolution, 1792, Marie Antoinette was there imprisoned. “At the right of the picture by the frame a part of the Chatelet Theatre; on the same line the wharf of the Megisseni, a modern construction reaching to the new bridge; further along and at the left the Colonnade of the Louvre; the galleries of the Museum on the edge of the water, and at the extreme centre of the picture the pavilion of Flora, of the Tuilleries. “This is the panorama that I have chosen to represent on the first plane, one of the sides of Parisian life in open air, which by parenthesis has a decided taste for flowers, and it can be truthfully said that at all seasons they can be procured in Paris, so largely is this trade developed. It was then a very interesting subject for an ar- tist to treat from all points of view, offering to the spectator a variety of types, forming the whole of the Parisian population; the design of the picture itself ex- plains each character. It will be unnecessary, I believe, to indicate more to you than the professions which I state. Group of citizens, children and nurses, group of Parisian workmen, porters pulling a hand-cart containing a variety of flowers, flower-merchants, No. 74—Continued / assistant gardeners, a seller of coca-nut carrying a monumental (oe persons wa ing, sergeants of the city, guards of Paris on horse-back, hackney-coach, far on the bridge in motion carriages, omnibus, etc.; the white steam at the right of picture is from a boat which takes the place of an omnibus on the Seine. To te ' the time which I have spent upon this painting would surprise you, and the diffi ties I have had to overcome in order to write each varied element would take too lon g —each character or accessory would have a small history of its own. I dare to hope — that this painting will have in America the same success that it has had at the Par Exposition, for you have without doubt followed in the papers the accounts given 7 paintings in the Salon this year. No paper has forgotten to speak of it, and to Teo a. P tion the crowd which was stationed continually before my picture and that it was not — | always easy to get near it. Besides the administration, which had taken the interest that the public conveyed to it, had it magnificently placed on the ogee in the Grand | o- q Salon facing the entrance of the large stairway.” . : + - Signed at the left Firman Girarp, Paris, 1875. _ Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1876. Purchased from M. Knorvier & Co., 1876. frov« Hyg. 18¢Height, 39% inches ; length 51% inches. tA fectands in ‘ corner of his studio beside an unfinished picture. On ehind him i is a collection of old glass goblets and vases, and a bunch es stands on the table beside us The athist himself is clad in a loose i 5 fi lat cap | his long hair descends to his dneilglasy and his drooping mustache fe tides the corners of his mouth. a is “Signed at ag lower right, J. P. Hasenciever. og Height, 61 inches ; nidth, 31 inches. fe aless # Slo - On green marble bases. : Height, 18 inches. Height, 18 inches. : ate, by Léon Pilét. On black marble base. raf’ Height, 23 inches; length, 25 inches. Height, 20 inches. Us ‘Franklin and His Whistle,” by P. Romanelli, 1868. Mounted on a carved and gilt green marble pedestal. ‘ : Height of statue, 42 inches. Height of pedestal, 40 inches. AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Manacers. _ THOMAS E. KIRBY, Avcrionzrn. Sa ee ee Se HEIR WORKS anc, betas and Goat ~The Mother : rian Landscape and Sheep Fi on JosePH FLORENTIN era Sketching in Rome alian ied sin Brittany Shepherdess COL, Davip : Teaching the Dog The Wine Taster COROT, JEAN Baptiste CAMILLE Un Torrent dans les Romagnes DESGOFFE, Buais—E ALEXANDRE Peaches and Cherries Objects of Art and Flowers DETAILLE, Jean Baptiste Evovarp The Race-Horse Gladiateur DIAZ DE LA PENA, Narcisse Vircite Hunting Dogs Young Woman and Pet Dog The Pet Kid Landscape—Near Fontainebleau CATALOGUE NUMBER 38 Q7 50 35 46 69 70 73 58 36 DUPRE, Juzzs Landscape and Pool GEROME, JEAN Lton Garde Louis XIV. Palais Royal Master of the Hounds The Bull-Fighter GIRARD, Firman Flower Market HAMMAN, Epovarp Jean Conrap Courtship HASENCLEVER, JOHANN PETER Portrait of J. W. Preyer the Artist HICKS, N.A., THOMAS Edwin Booth as Iago JOHNSON, N.A., EAstMAN Chimney-Sweep KAEMMERER, Freperix Henprikx The Rendezvous KOEKKOEK, Barenp Cornet is Landscape in Holland German Landscape KNAUS, Prorsssor Lupwic A Young German Girl Fraulein A Student The Bouquet Huntsman Sharing His Meal Priest and Poacher In Fear and Trembling MADRAZO, Don Ratmunpo An Old Church in Spain MEISSONIER, Jean Louis Ernest Innocents et Malins The Vidette AD Ny 1S Emre Cable Supplies ER, J OHANN WILHELM --Fruit and Wine i TE, 7n EAN Psst - Flowers _ Flowers and Objects of at eee dackpe and Cattle—Summer Bosquet d’Arbres _ ROYBET, Ferpinanp Victor Lton The Guardsman ur ee SCHREYER, Avour Halt at a Russian Inn—Winter He TROYON, Constant Bull, Dog and Landscape _ Pasture Grounds in Normandy VAN MARCKE, Emre Cattle and Landscape VERBOECKHOVEN, EuGENE A Belgian Horse ~ _ Sheep, Shetland Pony and Coast CATALOGUE NUMBER 8a — 26 31 32 53 56 24 48 71 ee oy bala VIBERT, Jenax Groxcrs 2 ne as ee Pace wie on, Sr ene A Spanish | Water-Carrier Sree ane : ae 3 The Recitation: 9 LAAT el Cee ee a The New Clerk _ : es ae eae WILLEMS, Friorent The First Lesson ZAMACOIS, Epvarpo Court Jesters Playing Howls. ay as. | “Nothing in My Hands, Nothing in My Pockets” = ee A White Horse : | € Costumer’s Shop ZIEM, Fenix | a ere Venice . “ . a - » h - ’ err a! f yh be ac { p(t of \ bid aa es ee Fr f ae ¢ Sy eek * CPP NS ou a. 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