New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
WILL VISIT W. T. EVANS.
HIS COLLECTION Is HIGHLY REPRESENT
ATIvE OF AMERICAN ART.

Several times each year the National Arts
f;lub holds interesting exhibitions OF paintings
seulpture and other art works at its club
,ooms. in West Thirty-fourth- on next Sat
grday afternoon the members viii depart from
ne usual order Of things by making pilgrim
age TO Montclair N j., 10 view the private
collection OF paintings owned by w. T. Evans.
This collection contains at least some work
from nearly every well known American artist
and is one Of the finest and largest OF its kind
outside Of public galleries. II hangs IN the gal
lcry. drawing rooms and halls OF Mr. Evans
fine country home. Wentworth Manor, which
was formerly called Roswell Manor. and was
the home Of George Inness, jr. the son Of the
landscape artist, and himself painter.
The house is built in the rambling style and
Nrrounded by some sixteen acres of park lawn
Iefore the wide veranda which fronts the house
Is a large Colonial garden. still brilliant with
fall flowers. Nearer the road, mounted on
huge bowIder is McNeilrs The Sun Vow"
produced in bronze.
The house was built for an artist, and il is
particularly suited 10 the satisfactory showing
Of a large collection. There are several traces,
in artistic friezes and mantels, of the taste of
Mr.. Inness. and the handiwork OF his brother
in-law, Hartley the sculptor. or the dining
room is the art gallery, with top light and
ample wall space, but not nearly enough 10
hold the Evans collection, which has grown
until it extends into the halls and other rooms.
Until a few days ago the great drawing room
was decorated with Music OF the Nations"
studies by VIII II. Low. They made for
his decorative work in the ballroom OF the
Waldorf Astoria, and particularly suited
20 the furnishings of the drawing room Of the
manor. Mr.. Evans has loaned them to the
artist for the winter, and they will be
hibited in Chicago. The walls of the music
room are covered with Whistlers etchings.
Before examining the Evans collection it is
interesting 10 remember that 1t is the second
which he has gathered together. knowing his
love for art and the examples which he had Sc
cured, people wondered when the first Evans
collection was offered at auction. nearly three
years ago. The sale was hardly over when Mr.
Evans began again to visit auctions and private
sales. and soon the foundation of the present
collection was laid.
The visiting clubmen next Saturday will be
greatly interested in the works of the elder
lnness. Mr.. Evans has six Of these among
them being September Afternoon" Georgia
Pines, The Woods at Milton" and Clouds
ana sunshine George Inness, jr.. is repre-
sented 10y an obong panel showing a flock of
sheep and a landscape.
one of the largest and most striking pictures
quet OF Oaks 1t is a Long Island view with
many large oaks, and attracted considerable at
tehtIon IN German exhibition where il was
shown before it came into MIR. Evans's posses
sion
ne cohectlon Is particularly rich in the works
ol Ralph A Blackjack, may as sixteen of
ms P'uhllhss belrg shown. Among the number
Is one of his marine effects, Sunset on the
ocean winch has been feature Of several ex-
hlpillohs IN thls city. Homer H. Martin is rep
resented by several fine works "A Normandy
Nlli,ee and a scene on Lake George being
striking examples.
George H. Bogerts Sea and Rain" which has
won honors abroad. is hung in the main gallery
lhere are TOUR OF the recent works of Henry w
Hanger also There are fourteen examines by
Alexander ii. Wyant which show varied nhases
Of his art William T. Sine llev has contributed
"One Day IN June ~ r. Ballard Williams u a
Walker. X l. Newman John Francis Murnbv
and William NJ Hunt are also renresented
There are three portraits of the Evans family
In the collection That of Mr.. Evans was done
by Wyatt Eaton. Mrs. Evans and her SON are
shown in a painting by Henry O Walker Miss
Evans sat for VIII III. Lows The D6bu-
tante." Mr.. Evans has long been otron Of
American art and artists, and many of the
paintings have been presented by their authors
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