New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-17
Called IL Buneo Game.

Called II 6uneo Game.
The name OF Arthur Dawson again came
Into the proceedings yesterday as the pos
sl0le painter OF sumo OF the supposed Ho-
mer u. Martin pictures. Frederick w. KOst
ana Henry w. Ranger. well known artists.
also Threw cold water on the trOublOus oils
In substantiation OF the plaintiffs conten-
ton. kost Quo,ed Clausen as saying that
1he Nhoie picture business was a buncO
game"
forner commissioner Smith, who is the
owner Of a large collection OF canvases. an
parently vas thoroughly angry al the mere
recollection Of the transaction with Clausen
wherein he said the art dealer ''stung''
him. Mr. Smith told OF buying a picture.
Golden Sunset" which Clausen, ne said
represented as from tho brush Of George
lhness After II had hung I'm Smiths homo
while II began 20 turn dark and yellow
lie then went 20 Clausen. telling him:
4 approach you more in sorrow than in
anger"
What is the matter BROTHER CIausen
asked.
Why did sou sell me a fake Inness:''
asked Smith.
Clausen protested his innocence. where.
upon Smith rejoined:
If you are an honest man, YOU will tell
ME when, where and from whom YOU got
a."
Clausen answered. the witness said. that
4 was his rule never to divulge to his pa
irons where he obtained his paintings.
smith said that he thereupOn told him.
\ This will damn you with me-
Clausen told finally that the picture had
been at the studio o fArthur Dawson. but
] ,1tg IN he
TO trade whereby Smith gave back the
alleged spurious Inness for a painting by
Henry w. Ranger.
Frederick W Kost. who said ne had been
an artist fer twenty-five years. told Of the
transaction which Lyman g. BlOomingdale
had with Clausen. whom the witness had
known. kost said that one day several
years ago he talked with Clausen. and the
latter told him he would probably receive
= letter from Mr.. Bloomingdale about
Homer D. Martin Which the dry goods
merchant had at his home. The picture
Merchants Fake Martin.
Kost said he then returned 10 his studio
and there found letter for him from
Bloomingdale. asking him TO visit his house
and look az the picture
Il called at Mr.. Bloomingdsle s. said
the witness. and found IN the dining room
the picture which purpoTted TO be a Homer
u. Martin
You examined the picture, didn't you?'
he vas asked.
Yes. ! did and 7 Al once formed the
opinion that the picture Was fake After
my examination 7 expressed my opinion,
then and there. After l left Nj Bloom
ingdale / called 10 see CIausen day or
two later. and y hen met him ! said;
Where is that Homer i. Martin ]
turned down yesterday"
Clausen replied that 1t was upstairs,
having been sent back 20 him b. Mr.
I Bloomingdale. Then kost inquired.
Who painted that picture-DaWson:'
Clausen's answer. Kost TESTIFIED. was:
NO; Dawson paints no more Martins
for me" Clausen then added DO you
think II that picture was a genuine
Homer y. Martin he would have got it"
y said 20 him. continued Kost. This
looks like a bunco game" and he replied.
Don't you know the whole picture bust
ness IS Z bunco game?'
Not Even Good limitations.
Ralph Martin said on the stand that As
a boy he lad many opportunities 20 see
Lis father AZ work. He had grown up
in the atmosphere Ct his fathers art. he
said. Giving his opinion on the two Mar
tins that figure in the suit. the witness
said that he would not regard them as
reasonably good limitations" AS TO Near
Newport" one Of the canyases. Martin
said:
Il az first saw a slight physical SINH
larity in the water, and there was a yellow
I SPOT in the sky typical Of my father. But
/ knew IL was not b. M father
What reasons can you give TO the jury
showing why you knew thatc" asked the
! defendants counsel.
Il cannot give Az. Il would be like
trying 10 give reasons for deep religious
belief. ] knew he didn't do II. that's ALL
William Macbeth who As a dealer IN
/ American paintings was familiar with the
pictures By Martin, Of which lie had bought
/ and sold many. did not believe the two
supposed Martins bought By Evans 10 be
genuine He also told OF another canvas
/ alleged 70 have been sold b. Clausen as an
Inness which the witness said was bogus.
Macbeth added that he had never seen
/ genuine painting artifcislly stained on the
back.
h. ". MontTO-e. another dealer, testified
that IN his opinion the two Martins and an
/ Inncss bought by Evans from Clausen were
spurious.
4 Ilcuerlch Ballard MllNdtns, an dEllSt
gave some expert testimony, telling OF dis
/ simllarities IN the questioned pictures and
/ genuine Martins. Speaking o. the painting
] odd Mil at ST Cloud he said the rocks
in the picture looked like the rocks Of
/ stage setting.
The last witness 81 the day was Arthur
I G. Fredericks. a dealer in artists supplies
/ lie had sold canvases for painting 10 Clau-
sen. the witness stated. after informing
the court that the linen canvases came
/ from Europe and the cotton ones from this
/ country. There Was IN the canyases IN
4 the two disputed pictures. he said. "A Ger
4 tain warp OF cotton. The jute canvases
became hard after a few wears. and those
Of the old Mill and Near Newport
/ seemed 10 him a trile soft Prom his
l knowledge ~ painters canvas he nXed
I the age of the two pictures al the time
4 dc saw them az about four or I'VE years.
/ When IA business for himself he had also
I supplied Dawson. he said. but he had
purchased another grade than those used
/ in tie Two pictures. lie had. no added
sold similar canvases 90 those used ma the
I Two pictures 10 Clausen.