Pa . Gy Ae at vt 4 j 4 Dee sdb oe ae ap, ; {* 4 * 2b $ ¢ 4 7 “ rf : eran i. ZW 2% “Nhs fig! | j : f ide atta tee Fp FR eu ; ‘ Nay Wr ee * ; : rg F oes Lb Dee a f ‘ } via MEADS 8 eh ean ig me el ay To Gee ws chs: Ueda & BAR GL teats ee 8 ; | pape pe ht : apr ers we ae sale of athe. “Winkler ' rt that his tastes r loly inderstood and sympathized He has maintained for years a or less fashionable to like of Arthur B, Davies, Childe Inness, J. Francis Mur- Ryder and J. H. Twacht- . Montross admires these ut. 2 and in 1 When it required courage to do so. 1 of them figure in the present sale, h them are associated some new such as’ John Marin, Maurice | rast, George Luks. Max Kuehne, George Bellows, Bryson Burroughs and _ Preston Dickinson, that show that Mr. Montross’s initiative is stil] unfailing, for. “all of these are not yet appreciated at ae true value by collectors. ’ associated so one xe their cause.’ Tt is cs _-Telatiot ship with is ake | vested in their work at a. j : ‘There. are - | and vastness and poetry of the ocean. /sseem to be fixed within the narrow tage, a journey who are sketchily indicated, ‘but | By John La Farge there is a figure of a. study for one Tels ena by” Abbott Thayer there ‘is a! has’ for | markable private library,. ' prises his famous collection of sporting r oc place. in the henna ‘affec ar is admirers are legion. The ‘press ent example, as it happens, is a g some small boats roc upon, a mysterious sea, and all the ter. limits of the small canvas. It is an ex _ ceedingly fine eter pentehy is. ie Ywuch,; 472 WwW. M. Hunt. is’ ayoeker” ae the’ old timers who appears but infrequently in the auctions, -and this time to advan-— His “Old Mexico” shows some | men upon horseback setting out upon a “in a way to speak to the imagination. | young woman . 4 ‘prayer, doubtless ‘a | of his big religious" mu- characteristic head, ePhe ‘Winslow Homer of the collection. is unusual. It. shows a New England. schoolhouse of. the most austere and primitive type but | with ‘all the searching peneety upon | which this artist built his fame. The John Marin water colors repre- | sent a peculiar test, since this artist’s style is the subject, OF. continual debate in the studios. : aI ; Make. Peonliar Appeal, If the Montross pictures make a peculiar appeal, so do the art objects} of Thomas W. Lawson. Mr. Lawson years been,a vivid figure in| Ameriéan life, and everything he did} -gwakened the public interest. He was, among other things, a . magnificent. spender, a thing the populace always ap- proves of, and there will be consequently a general regret at the hint ot ptchimden ment that this sale implies. : Mr, Lawson, it appears, was fond of bronzes and they provide the dominant note of his collection. There are also | paintings, including some by Mancini and Gerome; ivory carvings, .and his re- which ecom- and equestrian literature with sump- tuous bindings. © * The gathering of carved elephants, of which ” in bronze, ivory and porcelain | there are over one hundred, is remark- ‘able. Mr. Lawson doubtless held to the widely shared faith in the elephant as a dispenser of luck, and his troop in- eludes seme of great size and beauty. By Solon Borglum there are some episodes of life on the plains in bronze, including the ‘‘Wind Storm,” of especial merit, The Carl Winkler collection is headed | by some remarkable textiles. The early ’ Flemish pastoral hangings and _ also | those after designs. by Teniers are de- lightful examples of the weaver’s art, but probably the feature of the series is the splendid Franco-Flemish tapestry which was woven about 1500.. Tt is an allegorical composition, with legends ip Latin. mtd CN sie ue C VEE W FROM 9 A. M. UNTIL 6 P. M. feet AMERICAN ART GALLERIES BLOCK OF MADISON AVENUE, 56TH TO 57TH STREET, NEW YORK ENTRANCE, 30 EAST 571TH STREET BEGINNING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3rp, 1923 AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE DAY OF THE SALE, INCLUSIVE AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF PviERICAN PAINTINGS OBE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE meee AMERICAN ART GALLERIES ON THE EVENING OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81x BEGINNING AT 8.30 O?>CLOCK ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF AMERICAN PAINTINGS INCLUDING FINE EXAMPLES OF _INNESS, WYANT, MURPHY, DAVIES, DEWING, RYDER, HASSAM, LA _ FARGE, LUKS, THAYER, TRYON, TWACHTMAN, WALKER, WEIR AND OTHER EMINENT AMERICAN ARTISTS SELECTED BY AND TO BE SOLD BY ORDER OF THE WELL-KNOWN CONNOISSEUR MR. N. E. MONTROSS OF THIS CITY TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES ON THE EVENING HEREIN STATED THE SALE TO BE CONDUCTED BY MR. THOMAS E. KIRBY AND HIS ASSOCIATES, Mr. OTTO BERNET AND MR. Hiram H. 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THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION AS UES NEW AMERICAN ART GALLERIES THE BLOCK OF MADISON AVENUE, 56TH To 57rH STREET ENTRANCE, 30 EAST 57TH STREET NEW YORK CITY — TALOGUE | | | EVENING SALE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1923 ; IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL OF + THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES ii | | BEGINNING AT 8.30 0O’CLOCK Dos - Catalogue Numbers 1 to 71, inclusive AMERICAN: 1857— MY BRUCE CRANE, N.A. : 1--HILLS 2 Ki Height, 10 inches; length, 16 inches eal _ urs is a nice, bosky place full of weedy growths along a hillside upon the summit of which a few corn shocks are seen. The sky is quiet, and the canvas is touched in with all the artist’s surety. Signed lower left. JONAS LIE, A.N.A. ; ta AMERICAN: 1880— 2—-HARBOR IN WINTER Height, 16 inches; length, 20 wmches OD’ - Tue theme here is cold—intense and all-pervading. 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DAVIES MD a AMERICAN: 1862— 4_AE /pto-r Tis little work has a rich message of the woodland, of those days when the leaves grow deep and varied in color and the sun touches the hill- side with pure gold. eight, 12 inches; width, 8 inches Signed lower center. | | ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD, N.A. AMERICAN: 1859— 5—GRAY WOODLAND (Water Color) Soe Height, 10% inches; width, 6% inches : A cLEAR wash drawing of the woodland. ‘The tones are gray and re- fined, and the light on the central tree gives life to the subject. - Signed lower right. | THEODORE ROBINSON, S.A.A. 4 AmeEpican: 1854—1896 a 6-—A NORMA Height, 18 inches; width, 14 inches | / 00.- : THERE is a great sloping tree—a willow. A woman walks beneath in its shade, sewing. ‘This work is most interesting for the fine quality of sunlight secured in a work in monotone. Each touch is of real value. Signed lower right. RALPH A. BLAKELOCK, N.A. AMERICAN: 1847—1919 KG: Height, 51% inches; length, 61% inches 4/0°7 A MINIATURE work. A large tree against a warm, glowing sky—the usual tepee—and has firm, deep tone. CHILDE HASSAM, N.A.. AMERICAN: 1859— 8 SUNS EA uss ISLES OF SHOALS th, e Height, 51, inches; length, 814 inches Bryonp a strip of divinely painted sea—the radiant sky glows and changes. Long ribbons of bright cloud hang low, the sun is barely seen, and the crescent moon is in the right place. Within the compass of a few inches we have a spacious, radiant and beautiful thing. Signed lower left. ee CHARLES MELVILLE DEWEY, N.A. AMERICAN: 1849— ie ie ie Legdertele 27 Height, 17 wmches; length, 18 mches Gree : A rosy light in the sky gives great charm to the greens which are so characteristic of this artist. The distance faintly blue, and the trees, richer in tone, are distinguishing notes. ‘The general atmosphere of the canvas is very lyric. Signed lower left. CHILDE HASSAM, N.A. American: 1859— 10—-THE RIGGER’S SHOP: PROVINCETOWN ef Height, 22 inches; width, 18 inches 02. - Onxy an artist can so unerringly choose the thing which will look well in paint. These old piles—the few boats, the shop, with the steps out- side, in themselves are nothing—but, touched by the artist’s hand, they live for us. But the secret of beauty in this canyas is the green hill on which gable and roof make a lovely note of contrast against the blue sky. Signed lower right. HORATIO WALKER, N.A. AMERICAN: 1858— 1lI—A DEWY MORNING Height, 21 inches; length, 28 inches [BASF - No man has ever painted white calves with more certainty and charm, and the two which hold the center of this composition are very finely done. The black markings of the heads add to the effect, and we can all but feel the motion of the ruggedly drawn woman who adjusts the bars. Her red cap serves as accent against a delightful sky of calm beauty. A picture at once ruggedly real and poetic. Signed lower left. ALEXANDER SHILLING CoNTEMPORARY RISING f Height, 9 wmches; length, 11 mches O.- . In this sensitive little work we must look long to see its true beauty. Its values are far too delicate to be caught at a glance. There is little in the way of form, but we see the slow mists rising, and feel the quiet of the hour. The lovely sky catches a faint glow which gives it charm. Signed lower left. JOHN H. TWACHTMAN AMERICAN: 1853—1902 fh 183--GREEN {LLSIDE ey et; | Height, 124% wmches; length, 17% inches Oi. V4 A TENDER, green hillside under a quiet sky, this is all the subject mat-y, ter, but it is an example of that period in the artist’s life when he found the beauty of delicate greens an all sufficient theme. ‘The values of tone are very subtle, the gradations fine. It is an artist’s work. Signed lower left. A. H. WYANT, N.A. I< AMERICAN: | 18386—1892 14—SHEEP PASTURE Height, 14 inches; length, 18 inches LFO.- ‘Tuts is an early work, but the bold, beautiful drawing and firm tone proclaim the artist. The sky, with soft silver white clouds, is fine and ‘keeps its place in the scheme. Signed lower right. GEORGE INNESS, N.A. ae 1825—1894 a. y / A a ow / Nb 15—A SPRI Height, 14 inches; length, 18 wmches ROMS) he Tuis work of the great master is full of moist greens—evidently the - time is just after rain and he has caught the feeling. High up on the hillside the light falls upon a farm house giving the chief light of the canvas. It is essentially a synthetic study. Signed lower right. WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT AMERICAN: 1824—1879 16—OLD MEXICO Height, 20 inches; length, 27 mches Tue general deep tone is unexpected, and the glowing note of light on the stuccoed houses almost the only high value—but the artist has contrived in the three horsemen and the Spanish chapel against the sky to express his theme. No signature. MAX KUEHNE AMERICAN: CONTEMPORARY Height, 15 inches; length, 18 inches GS — Tuts Spanish town provides a theme that is more than a report. ‘The artist has seized upon the red house and made it the key of his theme. Hillside, Lombardy poplars and the figures aid in presenting the picture. : Signed lower right. DWIGHT W. TRYON, N.A. . AMERICAN: 1849— Height, 1034 inches; length, 16 inches WueEn seen by a true artist, very little is needed to make a delightful. work. This old corner of the farm, with the top of a hayrick, a tree or two and a barn, are all, but the modeling of the rocky ground, the touch of color in the two cows, the quality of the sky, show us the beauty an artist sees in simple things. Signed lower right. PP Om rT on (‘<< CHARLES A. WINTER G2 AMERICAN : ConNTEMPORARY 19— is iN ih Aw attractive decorative head. The red bits on the shoulders and the headdress add to the decorative feature. A box of ointment is half opened in the hands and the leaves in the background are all part of a fine scheme of beauty. Signed lower left. GEORGE BELLOWS, N.A. AMERICAN : 1882— | bid Uy Looe Height, 30 inches; length, 38 inches 5 -- Tus powerful study along the great river is very sane, very direct. It is a report and the truth of the report is seen in the verity of the values. The sky is really the theme and is painted and drawn with bold sweeps of the brush. A few figures work along shore in the foreground. 'The light breathing through the clouds is stated with a dash of the brush. Signed lower left. ee ® Se eee ee eS Set eg ARTHUR B. DAVIES. Ge AMERICAN: 1862— iar 7 Height, 1116 inches; length, 224% inches 2? 7 Cees WE see dimly gr¢nt masses of lovely foliage, the drapery of great trees rising against *. sky white and blue. It is all misty and dreamy and the little figures that move here and there are just musical notes, kindling within one’s mind memories of joyous days and happy hours, the song of birds and summer gladness. Signed lower left. MAX KUEHNE AMERICAN : ConTEMPORARY 22 GRANADA Height, 26 inches; length, 32 inches ae Oo e rail 3 To a traveler this picture will bring keen memories of this old Spanish or Moorish town. ‘The many houses nestling amid trees are beautiful in tone, and the cold sky with long strips of white cloud adds to the impression. A canvas of fine, blond beauty. . Signed lower right. PRESTON DICKINSON AMERICAN: CONTEMPORARY . . Height, 20 inches; length, 24 inches Se Liga Tuis example of modern art claims attention because of its power. The lights and shadows are stated without reserve. A few notes of warm color in the houses and a sky in which great plumelike masses of cloud intrigue the eye. Signed lower right. HORATIO WALKER, N.A. Height, 17 inches; length, 22 inches KS ie Ly => Tuer gorgeous plumage of these newly shot ducks is painted with the joy of one who is both artist and sportsman. ‘The beautiful green notes on head and wing, the contrast of the broad field of white in the breast of one bird with the russet of feather and foliage are most ef- fectively treated. Sometimes an artist likes to show how much of a painter he is! Signed lower right. EE OOO GEORGE INNESS, N.A. - AMERICAN: 1825—1894 | y, Height, 24 inches; length, 26 inches i Loe Tuts canvas with its fine feeling of the French landscape, its beautiful tree forms against a moist, quiet sky, has a delightful color scheme and design. ‘The russet field with the little white-capped figure gives the touch of contrast which enables us to see the beauty of the whole. Signed, and dated 1874. “a WILLIAM SARTAIN, A.N.A. singe ee 1843 Lo te B SCHOOL IN ice Height, 26 inches; length, 36 inches IS r ae A pimness beneath those great Eastern arches pervades the scene. The groups of red-capped children seem very still before the teacher who sits in the shadow.