Excerpt from Catalogue of Samuel P. Avery's Collection of Paintings, by Celebrated Foreign Artists: Now on Free Exhibition, Day and Evening, at the Somerville Art Gallery, 82 Fifth Avenue, Cor. Of 14th St. Until Sold at Auction on Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings, April 23d and 24th, Beginning at a Quarter to Eight Each Evening<br><br>Samuel P. Avery respectfully announces that he reluctantly offers, at public sale, his valuable stock of Paintings by foreign artists. De layed by various causes, they arrived late in the season, the large number and size of many of them rendered it impossible to expose them in his small rooms, thus only a portion have been shown. To properly exhibit them, and to accommodate collectors from Other cities also, to meet the expressed wishes of many persons who prefer to purchase at auction, they are hereby offered in that manner.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.