Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of an Important Collection of Valuable Modern Paintings: Belonging to the Estates of the Late Mr. Oliver Hoyt, Madame Ada De Bocande, Mrs. Mary L. McMillan, Miss. Mary E. Garrett, and Other Estates and Private Owners, as Noted in This Catalogue AN elderly, friendly-looking monk, half length in profile to left, with spectacles, reading a newspaper. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of an Important Collection of Modern Paintings, by Prominent Artists of the Foreign and American Schools, Belonging to Several Estates and Private Owners: To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale at the American Art Galleries on the Evenings Herein Stated A cart, drawn by an ox and a horse, in right center. On a road; peasant woman bringing faggots from a wood, at left; a plain and a town, in the distance, at right; gray sky. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of a Very Important Collection of Modern Paintings by Celebrated Masters of the American and Foreign Schools: The Property of the Estate of the Late Thomas R. Ball of New York, the Late Francis White of Baltimore, With Important Additions From Several Private Collectors; To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale on the Evenings Herein Stated Art Galleries, or other place of sale, as the 'case may be, and only on presenting the bill of purchase. Delivery may be made, at the discretion of the Association. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Private Collection of Valuable Modern Paintings Belonging to George N. Tyner, Holyoke, Massachusetts: To Be Disposed of at Absolute Public Sale on Friday Evening, February 1st, 1901, Beginning at Half-Past Eight O'clock in the Grand Ball Room of the Waldorf-Astoria, Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street Auguste Bonheur was born at Bordeaux in 1824, the son of a struggling artist who eked out a living by painting portraits, landscapes, and signs, by giving lessons and making illustrations for the publishers. The father was so poor that even with the assistance of his wife, an ac complished musician and teacher, the family barely had a subsistence. After his wife's death the father moved to Paris, and, by the time that Auguste and his sister. Rosa were respectively eighteen and twenty years, married a thrifty widow, whose able management made it possible for the talented children to pursue their art studies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Valuable Modern Paintings and Water Colors Collected by the Late Peter A. Schemm of Philadelphia 6. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settle ment of the Purchases, no Lot can, on any account, be removed during the Sale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of an Important Collection of Valuable Paintings by Masters of the Barbizon, Contemporary French and American Schools: To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale ON a gray floor against a brown wall a lion and a dog are seen lying down in a reserved and watchful amity. The yellow beast of the jungle is athwart the picture, with head turned squarely to the front, the canine nearer the foreground. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from 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 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. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Valuable Modern Paintings Collected by the Late James Buchanan Brady, Widely Known as "Diamond Jim" Brady, New York City: To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale Standing figure of a young woman leaning casually against a wall, with head turned forward over her. Left shoulder and one hand on hip, the other carrying a tambourine. Arms are bare. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.