Catalogue of valuable paintings and water colors mostly of the modern Dutch school, forming the private collection of A. Augustus Healy, Esq., Brooklyn : $b to be disposed of at unrestricted public sale ... February 15 [1907] at Mendelssohn Hall

Step into a moment of early‑20th‑century art collecting with this meticulously printed auction catalogue. It records the private holdings of A. Augustus Healy, a Brooklyn connoisseur, as they were offered to the public on a February evening in 1907. The front pages lay out the sale conditions in the formal language of the era, giving listeners a clear sense of how artworks changed hands before modern e‑commerce.

Beyond the legalities, the book unfolds a vibrant roster of painters—Dutch masters of the modern school, French impressionists, and American landscapists—each accompanied by concise titles that hint at bustling harbors, quiet canals, and pastoral scenes. Names like Nicolaas Bastert, Bernardus Bloemers, and George Inness appear alongside evocative subjects such as “Winter in Breukelen” and “A Medfield Farm.” The catalogue offers a compact yet rich snapshot of artistic taste, market practice, and the visual culture that shaped the period’s collectors.