THE SARAH EVANS COLLECTION
 

February 09, 2013  -  March 23, 2013
 

“I fell in love with Field Spaniels in 1984. My first dogs (35 years ago) were Irish and English Setters but I found my way to Field Spaniels for a calmer, sweeter and more devoted friend. I've been hooked ever since!!!” – Sarah Evans
 

The William Secord Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition and sale of The Sarah Evans Collection of Canine Art. Sarah Evans was a prominent dog fancier whose Wood Duck Kennels bred many champion Field Spaniels, including Ch. Evans’s Rumor Has It, co-owned with Cheryl McGowan, who won the coveted Best of Breed title at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in both 2008 and 2009.

Sarah Evans was brought up in Georgetown, but soon moved to a farm in Barnesville, MD, where she maintained her kennels and put together her extensive collection of dog-related art works. Field Spaniels were her breed, but she appreciated and collected other breeds as well.Included in this exhibition and sale are over 100 works of art: oil paintings, works on paper, bronzes, porcelains and antique jewels. Included are pieces by Cecil Aldin, Maud Earl, Howard Hill, Edwin Holt, Marguerite Kirmse, Charles Olivie de Penne, George Vernon Stokes and Arthur Wardle.

Among the stars of the collection is a large portrait of a Field Spaniel by Maud Earl, dating to 1890 and several paintings by Arthur Wardle, including an oil sketch of the famous Field Spaniel, Ch. Shilington Rona, a preliminary work for Wardle’s group portrait, “Field Spaniels of the Twentieth Century.” Also by Wardle are two portraits of Cocker Spaniels from the prestigious Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge collection.

Special Westminsnster Hours: February 9 - 12, 10 am - 6 pm