New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-18
CLAUSEN ACCUSED.
EMPLOYEES on STAND.
Say Da1eSou Painted Martins.
Ty'uants and Illnesses.

UyGnts ana Illnesses.
Aside from the interest IN ne stories %
witnesses On the suit Of William T. Evans
arainst william Clausen. the ART eesier. the
trial a which Il going on en- the Supreme
court. as 20 how the defendant for some
time sold SPURIOUS paintings at good prices
tho attractive phase % the case TO date
was The versatility attributed 20 Arthur
Dawson, whose name has been linked more
o. leEs with the questionable canvaRes. Ac-
cording 20 testimony given yesterday ali
Clausen had 20 do vas 20 send blank can
vas 20 Dawson's studio ard the latter. with
a remarkable facility. would return them
as paintings BY wysnt. Martin. 8lakelock
or Inness otto :. Ksrch and james Col
Inns. Who vere formerly IN Causen's en-
ploy. ted 81 this practice
IarCH remembered that one OF these pict-
ures Vas Near Newport. one u the two
on which Evans has brought suit 20 re-
cover C.Ss Another was Normandy
Bridge which Clausen later sold 20 DT.
Alexander e.. Humphreys. president %
Stevens Institute. Tire art dealer attributed
both these ncintings 20 Homer Z. Martin.
Another story vas told q hos one 81
Clauseu's patrons cent 10 him a Wyant
for cleaning and how fhe art dealer had
q copy made. retaining the genuine and
sending che cop 20 hts customer f. Is
place
:. scott Hartley, tie sculptor. and sOn-in-
iaw az George Tnnsss. the artist q whom
Clausea attributed the picture Late After
noon in McdfeId. which ClaCsen also sold
10 Evans. characterized the PAINTING as the
best imitation o. at Innsss~ that n had
eyer seer. Louis A. Lehmaier. a business
man. with taste tor ar. told Of q Wyant
that he had nal cleaned and u his surprise
O. see . while later replica Of the canvas
! on exhibition among Tot or ofher canvases
which Clause was 70 sell al auction But
the copy was nor sold then. a. Isehmaier
sent for CTausen ard compelled him 10
withdraw The wyant from the sale.
Imitation Puzzled Him.
Hartiey who. after the death % his
father-in-laW. vas sales agent for Mrs.
Iuness. said that he could not remember
that Claussn bought "a single Inness- %
the alleged Inness sold ~ Clause1 20 Evans
he said: 1t wasn't Inness. az was remark
ably close. though. The best imitation
ever saw. and I have seen q great many
frauds 10 was the FIRST one that ever made
me hesitate. II looked a. II IL might have
1 been done by Inness. yet 4 was not Inness."
Pressed by counsel for the defence fo-
+ definite statement OF the characteristics OF
tnnesss work. Hartley said.
1t H. difficult 70 describe. he had an
accurate knowledge OF what he was doing
He knew what lie wanted 20 do. and did ~.
he vas impulsive ard emotional. and his
work and style varied with eacn picture
But De vas always Inness."
Hartley said that he never knew OF the
4 existence OF the picture Late Afternoon in
Medneld' until after the death Of Inness.
? Otto J. Karch. now saleIman for a Fifth
avenue art dealer. was formerly superin-
tsndent u Clauseu-s place. lie said that
prior 70 lse CIausen dealt little IN Martins,
but that about that time there was an in
creased demand FOR the work OF Martin.
Then Karch told OF the paintings sent from
Dawson's studio % Clausens establishment
one OF them. he said. was the painting
Near Newport"
The same that was sold % M. Evans"
asked the plaintiffs lawyer.
Yes"
How did II icok when i, came into the
store
III impressed me as being freshly
painted"
Several other Martins came from Daw-
sons studio. Karch said. They came near
ly every day Karch said that 10 entries
were made IN the stock books Of the paint
iags from Dawson. as was done with the
genuine works OF noted artists. lie said
that Normandy Bridge" the picture sold
To Dr. Humphreys. also "smelled fresh
when Il came into the place. Karch fur
theT expressed Tie opinion that Near
Newport" and "Old Mul Near s. Cloud
were painted on blank canvases sent ~
. CIausen - DaEson's studio.
Clsusen's Reply 20 Lotos Club.
. Under cross-examlnatiOn counsel FOR
F. CIausen asked Karch whether III ever men
ti0ned 20 anybody the fact that alleged
ao gus Martins we're being sold as genuine.
lie answered IN the negative
To whom did you arst speak about the
natter
To M. CIauseu. in is0s Rumors had
been going about the LotOs club that he
was selling spurious Homer Martins, and
told aim so
What I'D NJ Clausen say
lie told me 70 tell them 10 50 % hell"
From Dawson 20 Claus-n."
James Collins testified tina; he was Il
Ciauseu's employ for nine years. lie saiJ
that he frequently took pictures 20 DaW-
sons studio. ana brought them back q
-lausen's gallery.
Did you ever take any blank canysses
10 Dawson's sJudiO2" asked the examiner.
Yes. ofteE,' replied the witness.
In wat years."
"In 1910. and probably m 1872
Were there pictures painted on thoss
canvas-s when you took them lack 20 Clau
sen . galleries.
Yes"
could you see the signatures
''On some of them.
What were the names signed 20 them -
"Ilsmer T. Martin Want BlskeIock
Iuness. and others
What was done with these pictures -
They were put IN frames and hung il
tie galleries. and aftervard sold"
Collins said that he had seen the back
a. ca9vases and stretchers stained $
raat tie pictures would look old.
Il IS expected that after introducing SONS
more testimony to-day the piainu6 vii
rest his case. The defence viii then open
WHAT rs GOING ON TODAY.