The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-23
WERE MARTINS, SAYS CLAUSEN
NEVER TOLD EVANS 80. BCT
BELIETES ~ THEW STILL.
Picture Dealer Defendant witness In
ss. own BShan Breaks Down ~
enc Point t.iN - ln Detail the Hlstory
eg the Paintings New In Dlapule.

0oe Paint 1.i, - On Detail the bllstoFy
eg the Paintings New In Dlapute.
William CIau-en was on the witness
stand most ~ Yesterday in tho trial 81
William 1 EvAns'- suit against him and
his direct examination was nowhere
near finished. lie broke down al one
s,Ase Of his testimony IN telling OF the
demand oG DR.. Alexander 4. Humphreys
that hs sign a statement admitting that
he had -old pictures whose authenticity
was doubted. but insisted that a. to IN"
two Homer Martins that ar. the subject
81 the sur he never told Mr. Evans they
we're Martins. although he thought when
they were bought and still thinks that
they are Martins
ClAusen declared that Henry ". Ran
ger. tho artist. who was one of the chief
witnesses for the plaintiff. had first
brought word to him that doubt was
cast ON the authenticity OF the Martins
and other pictures he had sold and he
accused Mr.. Ranger Of insisting that
Clausen buy q Ranger from HIM for 81 500
IN return for -squaring the boys" mean
ing other artists who we're saying that
Ciausen's Martins were too much painted
on
Jerome Eisner. Mr.. Clausens counsel.
called him TO testify ~ soon 40 the cross
examination OF Arthur Dawson had been
concluded.
WAITS OF THE PAENrKns.
q knew Martin and Innsss very well.
vas acquainted with Wyant and knew
Blakelock intimately" said Clausen. Il
saw Inness painting very often and saw
Blakelock painting hundreds OF times.
A.,s -, H.
strAts his work when any one was present.
You could always tell n Homer Martin
because the brush work was 80 positively
demonstrated 10 was impossible TO make
. mistake. You can ses the little charac-
teristio touches az once when you look
~ a Martin. His tints would run from
most beautiful pearl grays 20 darker
shades. burnt ochre or Van Dyke brown.
and he made what We call Martin chicken
feet over tho canvas These ran
through his later work as we'll
Illness was aggressive and sat on n
chair with his palette in his hand. ON a
marble table before him his paints were
spread out. with the canvas on the easel.
He would become very nervous as he
began to work. and grew as aggressive
a. Il be were punching a bag. his hair
IN an incs~sant talking. In ten minutes
he would b. covered with p@rsDiraiion
~ II he were IN a Turkish hath
i was the one that took Blakelock TO
the asylum said ClauSen. He was a
great expert with Varnishes and one Is
now known by his name. After he had
vanished his picture BlakeloCk put the
paint on in primitive way which gave the
suggestion for the picture he deVelOped
later. Hundreds OF BlakelOcks which
had been started with no aim or purpose
were thrown around after his misfortune
He WAS purely and simply a picture
maker. ami IN no s'.nse an artist. As was
Nysnt. lnneSs or Martin
Clausen ssald that from hes experience
with the four artists he thought hs could
Judge the genuine work ~ any Of them.
He first hecaUe acquainted with MIR
Evans IA lSo9 when MIR Evans called at
his gallery and invites tiarIsen To dine
~ he Fyans home m MpntslAIr. tlau-sn
accepted ard went on tTrr" on" day
"tVau- sad b" Was contemplating an
suction SAL. and said he wished I would
icpk ov"r has collection AMI XIV" NV
opinion -4tld tho witness. \ 81 4. Do
YOU want NV professional opinion or do
Won want me 10 gave you lot ~ ANY
Evans said he intended t. soil and wanted
me 10 tell him how his pictures compared
with the Thomas Clark" collection
which had been sold some years previous
cLAUsES's -sADDEsT DINNER wITHEvANs
y looked the pictures over and SAID
Mr. Evans Won hav" some very nice
pictures. there y no question about that,
hat you haven't good enough examples
Of the test American men Most ~ your
pictures are the work ~ minor artists.
You have the finest WANT and fine
Homer Martin, but to make a three DAYS
sale there are not enough good piCt ures
MIR Evans didnt like this and We went
IN 20 dinner after this and 90 was the
aAddest dinner ! ever had IN my life.
Not a word was spoken during Tho dinner
After dinner he Suggested going 10 the
gallery 10 smOk" and have coffee. and
told hW / hoped I hadn't offended him
] told hin 10 sS. other dealers about y,
and hs said ne would think ~ over and
shortly aftefward dismissed me
ClaJIssn sad thai swans came IN about
tan DAYS later and -ald Billy. / ". found
nut that you're riEh' BIv many
pictures a. necessary o. make 4 -Ir-
c@s<fu sale W. want tp get good -N-
smples Clausen Rat an limos
mission from MIR. Inn"Ss Claus@n -ald
There's picture th" whole world vii
speak about Clauseu -tId hs wanted
o. 50n for ", and NJ Eyau- declared he
wouldn't think = paying such priC"
Ciausen said no would guarantee 10 buy
u back 81 the sale Tor g ,Hs' and then
Mr. Evans asked how much comm --ion
he vas getting. 'lauS~r I'D - peT
cent, and Nj Evans - alleged - have
III take ~ ilau-.u sold tn. picture
o. Evans FOR - - he said The picture
brought - ~ ~ ghT al.
Clsu-~n -Hid b" houghi several Wyaut-
for Mr. Evans som. % them corning
from the Potter Palmer collection. and
bought othsr- pv lnn..-- Asked n
Myaut- Driving MIST WAS included.
Claussn aid - was. ! fr-f law % IA
1899. when NlT Fsau- -s-'lr % - ~. and
aid. Billy. 7 hk" hat p.oflr" ! asked
him WHO'S. ~ wa. and hr said % Wa by
Myant | told ham % must ba very
primitive then lie told M" - write
a letter 20 Mr.. WANT and tell her "a
come down aud IN ~" Bl"tuT- with her
husbands name. and y" sad Do" would
write too. She came down and looked
At the DtCtuTe and woIldnt sign o.
called up Mr. Evans a. be he'd requested
and told him Mrs want would not sign
a." ptctur" hera'G-s. 10 vas only "A sketch
H. told rre 80 gf.f. her again aud ask
h@I 20 -IEri D. H. said n % sells we'll
~ au"tnu o. make q handsome present