Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-09-27 | Page 1 | Art Gets Very Rude Setback

ART- GETS VERY RODE SETBACK L08 ANOKLEfl. CaL. Sept. rT Art r-cervad r-cervad a setback In thia city yesterday when the law lopped $24,140 off the value placed by H. H. Craaa, a San lnclaco artlT, on half a doaen oil paintings made by him for the lata "leucky" Baldwin. Crosa brought ault against tho executor of the Baldwin estate for Kf.Iir but with the court -officiating aa art critic, the value of the painting alumped to $1810. which waa the amount awarded- The principal picture, for which Oroaa aaked t-SOoo. showed Baldwin astride a charging buffalo. Tha court decided that $240 waa Ita commercial value, a stir-rlna stir-rlna battle scene wllh Baldwin warring with redskin, who had captured hia daughter, tit court decided waa worth