Illustrated Catalogue of the Private Collection of Modern Paintings, Water Colors and Drawings Collected by the Late Alexander Blumenstiel; To Be Sold

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906. Excerpt: ... JULES ADOLPHE BRETON FRENCH 1827--RETURNING HOME The motive for this picture was found in Northern France near the country home of the painter. It shows a fertile farming country with cornfields and shocks of grain and stacks of straw. Across a harvest field near the foreground a peasant man and woman are walking, the man carrying a scythe and the woman a heavy basket. In the distance farm buildings, clumps of trees and a church tower form the sky-line against a sunset in which the sun shows as a luminous red disk near the horizon. Signed at the lower left, Jui.es Breton. Height, 11% inches; length, 17 inches. THEODORE ROUSSEAU FRENCH 1812--1867 SUNSET Stretching across the foreground, which is in deep shadow, is a rough pasture with large trees growing here and there, the principal clump overhanging a small pool of water underneath a rounded hill. The trees on the right and the hill on the left form an irregular silhouette against a brilliant sunset sky. Signed at the lotctr left, Th. Rousseau. Height, 11'/;, inches; length, 18 inches. From the American Art Association's Sale, 1895. No. 68 NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ DE LA PENA FRENCH 1809--1876 FLOWERS A Large bunch of richly colored flowers of various sorts almost fills the picture. They are in a strong light and in contrast against a background which suggests heavy foliage, with sky in the upper right of the composition. Signed at the lower right, N. Diaz. MARTIN RICO SPANISH 1850--A BRIDGE AT VENICE Near the foreground a slender bridge, with wrought-iron railing, crosses a narrow canal in which various Venetian boats are floating. On either side rise against the simple blue sky the facades of various houses with characteristic balconies and windows. Signed at the lower right, Rico. Height, 14 inches; width...