The Sarah Evans Collection

In case you haven’t spent enough money this weekend, I’ve got a suggestion for you. Before you head home, you must stop at the Secord Gallery and check out the new show. The Sarah Evans Collection opened Saturday and several pieces had been sold by the end of the day. There is plenty to tempt dog lovers in every breed. The show featuring over 100 bronzes, paintings, etchings, porcelain, and some truly irresistible dog jewelry by artists like George Earl and Arthur Wardle.

Bill Secord’s favorite piece is the 25 x 30 inches oil on canvas by English artist Maud Earl. Painted in  1890, it depicts a Field Spaniel in a landscape. He notes that it’s not only beautifully painted, it is a historic depiction of the breed, before it was revised into the leggier, lighter boned type that we are familiar with today.

He describes Sarah Evans as “one of the old guard of the dog world. I was very fond of her.”  Evans was a devoted a Field Spaniel fancier and her dedication to her breed’s history inspired her collection. It initially focused on bronzes and drawings of her breed. Over the years, it expanded to include fine books and artwork featuring many breeds.  Secord explains that “Her art collection formed an illustrated history of her breed’s evolution.  She did not want nineteenth -century paintings of dogs that looked like her modern dogs.  She wanted beautiful paintings of dogs the way they looked at the time.”

This is a dazzling display of gorgeous artwork. Don’t miss it. My favorites include the absolutely precious oil on board portrait of an Italian Greyhound by Edwin Holt, a pair of 1932 Hound and Fox etchings by Marguerite Kirmse, and all of the Greyhound bronzes.

And that’s far from all the eye candy waiting for you at the William Secord Gallery. You will find works of every size in price ranges to fit every budget. The gallery is located at 52 East 76 Street. For more information call 212-249-0075 or visit www.dogpainting.com

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Posted by Amyfernandez on Feb 12 2013. Filed under Art & Entertainment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.