E T Stotesbury

By the early 1900's, E.T. Stotesbury began to shift his collecting emphasis from nineteenth century primarily French anecdotal and landscape paintings to eighteenth century English Old Master portraits, especially after he began to be influenced by the art dealer Joseph Duveen. By the time Whitemarsh Hall was completed in 1921, Stotesbury was no longer interested in collecting these types of paintings. Most of them were kept in the art gallery at 1923-1925 Walnut Street until 1922, at which time the remaining paintings were consigned to the New York art dealer Scott & Fowles. Most of them languished in storage for many years until 1937, when the remainder of the collection was sold at auction by the American Art Association's Anderson Galleries in New York (the predecessor to Parke Bernet Galleries).

The names of the artists and paintings listed below are written exactly as the 1897 Stotesbury catalogue portrayed them.

--Wayne C. Willcox

Jules Breton, 'The End of the Day (Le Retour des Champs),' 49 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches

• Purchased from the Mary J. Morgan collection in New York, New York on or before its dissolution in 1886.
• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Three Women Harvesters and Boy.'
• sold April 8, 1937 as Number 56 at the American Art Association auction under the name 'The End of the Day,' to M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. for $1,450 and described as follows: 'Depicting three peasant girls, one carrying a sickle, followed by a little boy at the right holding out a bunch of red flowers; at their right is a field of white poppies and, in the background, a wide stretch of golden wheat extending to a far horizon with trees and a church spire outlined by the reflected rays of a sunset. Signed at lower right, JULES BRETON, and dated 1867.' (The New York Times, April 9, 1937, page 17: '$4,100 Paid for Painting.')
• Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York in 1964
• This painting was offered for sale from 'the property of a New England collector' on April 23, 2003 as lot number 45 at a Christie's auction of 19th Century European Art in New York (Sale No. 1223); although this painting was on the cover of the auction catalogue, and preliminary predictions were that it should sell for between $400,000 and $600,000, the painting was not sold at that time.
• This painting was sold recently through Schiller & Bodo European Paintings in New York, New York.

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Landscape.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association
• [Note: a Cazin painting named 'A Full Moon' was purchased for $1,000 by P.A.B. Widener at the George L Seney collection auction on February 12, 1891 (The New York Times, Feb. 13, 1891, page 2, 'High Bids for Paintings')]

Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Landscape with Sheep.'
Sold April 8, 1937 as lot number 1 at the American Art Association auction under the name 'Sheep and Shepherd;' described as follows: 'Undulating pastures of green and brownish grass with a path leading into the foreground, along which a shepherd is driving his flock; in the middle distance, low trees and bushes are outlined against a luminous twilight sky, reflecting the afterglow of a sunset. Signed at lower left, FD. CHAIGNEAU.'

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'River Scene with Town.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association
• Now known as 'Seine and Old Bridge at Limay,' this painting currently is at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California. Their provenance information lists sequential ownership by Jacquette; Boussod, Valadon & Co.; William Schaus; E.T. Stotesbury; and Paul Rodman Maybury to March 3, 1939, at which time Mr. Maybury's collection was donated to that Museum.

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Purchased at the William Schaus collection sale sponsored by the American Art Association on February 28, 1896 (The New York Times, Feb 29, 1896, page 14, 'William Schaus Collection')
• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Landscape.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Landscape.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the same name
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Landscape & Storm.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Purchased at the William Schaus collection sale sponsored by the American Art Association on February 28, 1896 (The New York Times, Feb 29, 1896, page 14, 'William Schaus Collection').
• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Landscape.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Arab Horsemen.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Boy and Girl Paddling.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• The records regarding this painting are unclear. A Jacque painting by this name was purchased for $390 at the William Libbey collection auction on February 2, 1897 (The New York Times, Feb. 3, 1897, page 3, 'Men's League of the Church').
• By the Fall of 1897, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York had acquired a Jacque painting by this name from the dealer Samuel P. Avery, Jr., although a picture of the painting suggests it was at least twice as wide as it was tall, thus presenting a conflict with the dimensions provided in the Stotesbury 1897 catalogue (The New York Times, Nov. 7, 1897, page SM5, 'The Museum's New Pictures').
• On April 5, 1917, a panel painting by Jacque named 'Sheepfold' was sold by the American Art Galleries for $180 to Otto Bernet as agent (The New York Times, Apr. 6, 1917, page 13, 'Gerome Painting is sold for $7,200').
• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Sheep;' this painting was sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association
• In 1922, a Jacque painting by this name sold for $780 to the Metropolitan Galleries (The New York Times, Apr. 13, 1922, page 18, 'The Harvest' for $1,025').
• In 1946 another sale with this name was recorded through Parke-Bernet Galleries (The New York Times, Feb. 17, 1946, page 38, 'Auctions of Week Will Feature Art').

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Purchased by Hermann Schaus for $2,625 at the George L. Seney collection auction on February 12, 1891 (ref. The New York Times, Feb. 13, 1891, page 2, 'High Bids for Paintings').
• Hermann Schaus repurchased the same painting for $3,200 at the David H. King, Jr. collection auction on February 18, 1896 (The New York Times, Feb. 19, 1896, page 5, 'A Rembrandt Brings $11,100'); it can be assumed that Schaus represented Stotesbury in this second purchase.
• The painting was sold on March 20, 1902 for $1,000 to A. Augustus Healey at the S.P. Avery, Jr. dealer auction in New York (The New York Times, March 21, 1902, page 6, 'Purim Charity Ball/Avery Art Collection Sale.')

Barend Cornelius KoekKoek , 'Landscape,' 27 x 22 inches

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• In 1895, a Lambert painting by this name was owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (The New York Times, May 22, 1895, page 4, 'The Metropolitan Museum of Art--The French Painters'); nonetheless, a Lambert painting with this name was sold for $370 to a Mrs. White at the King/Fuller/Weil/Newcomb auction by the American Art Association in New York on March 12, 1903 (The New York Times, March 13, 1903, page 5, 'Oils and Water Colors Sold').

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

Raimundo de Madrazo (Madrazo y Garreta), 'The Love Letter,' 19 x 26 inches

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles
• Sold most recently at Sotheby's New York, La Belle Epoque: Paintings and Sculpture, May 24, 1995

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Ploughing Scene.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Purchased at the William Schaus collection sale sponsored by the American Art Association on February 28, 1896 (The New York Times, Feb 23, 1896, page 12, 'In the World of Art')
• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Landscape.'
• Sold April 8, 1937 as lot number 3 at the American Art Association auction under the name 'Landscape with Figure;' described as follows: Sunlight breaking through a sky of dark clouds, above a view of open green country with cottages and a windmill; a man in a scarlet vest and a horse appear upon a winding road beside a pond. Signed at lower right, PAT. NASMYTH, and dated illegibly. Cradled panel.

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

Alberto Pasini, 'Circassian Cavaliers Awaiting Their Chief,' 22 x 26 inches

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Palace Courtyard.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association
• Sold as lot number 53 at Sotheby's London on October 12, 2000 for $325,000
• Sold as lot 22 at Sotheby's New York auction of 19th Century European Art (Sale N08235) on October 24, 2006 for $430,400, under the name Cavalieri Circassi che Aspettano il Loro Capo.
• [Note: the 2006 Sotheby's catalogue lists the dimensions of this painting as 22 inches by 31 inches, and it says that the painting is 'from a distinguished American collection, and handed down in one family from 1910 until its recent sale at Sotheby's London in 2000.' Such a conflict in the provenance begs the question: is it possible that Pasini painted two paintings of similar size, yet with the same unusual name?]

• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Lady with Roses.'
• Sold April 8, 1937 as lot number 85 at the American Art Association auction under the name 'Girl with Basket of Flowers;' described as follows: Half-length figure of a young girl with fair hair, wearing a blue and mauve gown with transparent white fichu; holding a basket of tea roses upon her knees. Before a brown background, strongly lighted from upper right. Signed at lower left, A. PIOT.
• A painting closely matching this description was sold for $48,875 on November 10, 1998 as lot number 250 at Sotheby's New York auction of Important 19th Century European Paintings and Sculpture under the name Roses

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

Martin Rico (Rico Y Ortega), 'Canal San Giovani,' 18 x 28 inches

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Purchased by Hermann Schaus for $1,200 at the David H. King, Jr. auction sponsored by the American Art Association in New York on February 18, 1896 (The New York Times, Feb 19, 1896, page 5, 'A Rembrandt Brings $11,100)
• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• A Schreyer painting titled 'Wallachian Peasant and Horses' was sold to A. Tosti & Sons for $2,100 at the American Art Association auction in New York on March 1, 1906 (The New York Times, Mar 2, 1906, page 9, '$35,155 at Picture Sale')

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Purchased by Hermann Schaus for $2,700 at the David H. King, Jr. auction sponsored by the American Art Association in New York on February 18, 1896 (The New York Times, Feb 19, 1896, page 5, 'A Rembrandt Brings $11,100)
• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Landscape.'
• Sold from the Scott & Fowles inventory prior to 1937, when the remaining paintings were auctioned off through the American Art Association

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

Constant Troyon, 'Cattle,' 32 x 26 inches

• Purchased by Stotesbury from Boussod, Valadon et Cie., Paris
• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'Cattle at Ford.'
• Sold April 8, 1937 as lot number 67 at the American Art Association auction under the name 'Cows Fording a Stream;' described as follows: 'A girl in a blue skirt and purple neckerchief is wading at the left, driving three cows through a shallow stream which fills the foreground; beyond is a team of horses drawing a load of hay, approaching the river bank, and a view of the distant hills is shut out by the green foliage of trees at the left. Signed at lower left, C. Troyon. Height: 25 1/2 inches; length, 35 1/2 inches.'

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 'Blois, on the Banks of the Loire,' 20 x 24 inches

• Purchased by Hermann Schaus for $9,800 at the David H. King, Jr. auction sponsored by the American Art Association in New York on February 18, 1896 (The New York Times, Feb 19, 1896, page 5, 'A Rembrandt Brings $11,100).
• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'City of Blois.'
• Sold April 8, 1937 for $4,100 as lot number 61 at the American Art Association auction to Nicholas Acquavella (The New York Times, April 9, 1937, page 17, '$4,100 Paid for Painting') and described as follows: Hazy view of the blue river spanned in the middle distance by the arches of a white bridge, the cream-colored mass of the chateau, with misty outlines of turrets and towers, rising at left. A roadway leads from the left foreground shaded by a russet tree; pedestrians in yellow and red costumes stand overlooking the water and numerous animated figures in boats.

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles
• A Voltz painting 'Cattle Watering' was listed for sale by Christie's New York in 1980, with a suggested price range of up to $80,000 (The New York Times, May 23, 1980, page C26, 'Auctions, by Rita Reif')

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles

Felix Ziem, 'Canal in Holland,' 16 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches

• Acquired from Boussod Valadon et Cie., New York, New York
• Consigned to Scott & Fowles of New York in 1922 under the name of 'River Scene.'
• Sold April 8, 1937 as lot number 24 at the American Art Association auction under the name 'River View;' described as follows: A wide placid river, reflecting the blue sky, flows diagonally into the right foreground; a boy in a red jacket is seated in a skiff moored to the left shore. The farther shore is lined with feluccas and Mediterranean small craft with picturesque yards and furled sails; white buildings and a windmill appear upon the bank, surrounded by a few green trees. Signed at the lower right, ZIEM.Cradled panel height 13 inches, length 21 inches

• Sold prior to 1922, when the remaining paintings from this collection were consigned to Scott & Fowles