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CHARLES HENRY PHELPS JOHN P.EAST TELEPHONE BROAD 778 PHELPS & EAST COUNSELLORS AT LAW 30 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917 ART S [[cut off]] H.W. Ranger's Pictures Attract Many Bidders _____ Sixy-Four of his Paintings Sold, C. Vanderbilt Burton Paying Highest Price, $1,550, for "The Sentinel." Before one of the largest assemblages that ever has attended a sale in the American Art Galleries, the first part of the collection of pictures belonging to the late Henry Ward Ranger, who died on last election day at the age of fifty-eight years, was sold last night by Thomas E. Kirby, yielding $31,515. n [[In]] this first division were sixty-four paintings by the artist himself and nineteen by his contemporaries, many of which had been presented to him. Part two will be sold tonight. In almost every case the pictures brought higher prices than had been expected. Seldom have there been extensive public sales of the works of a single artist of note, and the effect then has been to lower the average return for a single picture. Last night's dispersal of more than three score works by Mr. Ranger did not have this result, however. "The Sentinel," by Mr. Ranger, was sold for the highest price of the evening, $1,550, paid by C. Vanderbilt Barton, No. 1 West Seventy-second street. This painting represents a mighty oak, aged and gnarled, standing in solitary grandeur in an open, ploughed field. James Blackman paid $1,050 for the sunlit wood scene called "Autumn, Mason's Island," and Miss R. H. Lorenz, as agent, gave $1,000 for "The Outskirts of the Woods," chillier in its grey-green hues. "The Armory," and impression of the Seventy-first regiment armory, that was shown in the Berlin Exhibition of 1903, won applause as it was knocked down to P. Chester for $575. Other paintings by Mr. Ranger, the name of the new owner, and the price paid, were:- Landscape, P. Chester.........$200 "By the Lake," O. Bernet, agent........... 210 "Summer's Greenery," T. E. Ellis........... 310 "Three Trees," R. Hosea........... 240 "On Fisher's Island," A. Birdsall, Jr.... 130 "Breaking Waves," McDonough Gallines... 90 "Woodland-Gray and Yellow," George Broadhurst..... 400 "Woods in Springtime," Vose Gallines.............. 210 "Wide-Spreading Branches," C. A. Carlisle......... 160 "A Screen of Trees," H. A. Alstyne................ 240 "A Fisher's Island Cove," William Kudenmeister.... 110 "Across the Valley," H. Leroy Jones.......130 "A Ledge of Rocks," Leroy Ireland............. 270 "Marine," P. Chester..... 150 "Wood Interior," H.S. Harkness............ 260 "A Tropical Landscape," H. K. Butler.............. 260 "A Fisherman's Boat," A. Birdsall, Jr............ 90 "Woodland," Mrs. G. D. Montgomery............. 310 "A Windy Sky," O. Bement, agent.................. 210 "Russet and Blue," P. Chester................ 220 "Late Autumn," A. K. Kohlman................ 240 "Rocks and Sea," A. Birdsall, Jr.................. 150 "Seashore Meadows," T. E. Ellis.................. 150 "Cottage and Trees," E. Coykendall............. 540 "Homeword Bound," Mrs. L. Loewenstein............ 280 "An Old Country Farmhouse," E. P. Earle........... 875 "In the Woods," Leroy Ireland................ 400 "Holland Landscape," Cyril F. Peck................ 450 "The Meadow Farmhouse," McDonough Galleries..... 600 "A Country Road," C.S. Bond................... 360 "Farmhouse and Willows," H. Schulthers............ 500 "A Clump of Oak Trees," H. S. Harkness............. 470 "Near Boulogne," T. Sylvester............ 240 "Willows at Bertier," P. Chester.............. 550 "Spring Landscape," W. W. Seaman, agent........ 510 "Rocks and Dunes," K. Prentice............. 360 "June at Chateaugay," C. B. Barton............... 740 "The Mirrored Oak," Holland Galleries............ 900 "Moonlight--Noank" Dr. M. L. Rheim................ 850 "The Swamp Pasture," R. Hosea.............. 1,000 "Marine--Green and Gold," E.A. Milch ............. 625 "Sunset--Red and Gold" Indianapolis Art Gallery... 750 "A Clearing in the Woods," W. S. Clark............. 650 "Old New England Houses," P.E. Chester............ 600 "The Palisades," Rohlf's Galleries.............. 360 "A Ledge in the Woods," H. Murray................. 550 "Hilltop Pasture," McDonough Galleries............ 525 "Autumnal Hues," Rohlf's Galleries............ 550 "Blue Sea and Golden Sky," McDonough Galleries.... 700 "Rocky Ledge, Connecticut," Rohlf's Galleries..... 450 "Nor'east Weather," W. A. Johns................. 230 "Stony Cove and Headland," McDonough Galleries.... 400 "Top of Lord's Hill," Holland Galleries........... 450 "Cloudland and Pasture," McDonough Galleries...... 575 "Autumn," Holland Galleries........ 600 "A View of the Sound," F.L. Montague.............. 625 "An Arabesque," R. Hosea ... 600 "New York from Weehawken Heights," Dr. M. L. Rheim....475 "Along the Docks," James Blackman.............. 250 "A Noank Pasture," Rohlf's Galleries............. 335 GOOD PRICES PAID FOR RANGER'S ART _______ Highest Figure, $1,550, Given by C. Vanderbilt Burton for "The Sentinel." _______ EVENING'S TOTAL $31,515 _______ J. Francis Murphy's "Barns and Trees" Leading Feature of Other Works. _______ The sale of the paintings left by the late Henry W. Ranger attracted a large audience to the American Art Association galleries last night and enthusiasm reigned. The leading price was $1,550, which was paid by C. Vanderbilt Burton for the picture called "The Sentinel." The total for the evening was $31,515. The list of the principal sales with titles, buyers and prices follows: 22-Summer's Greenery, to T. E. Ellis $310 26-Woodland, Gray and Yellow, to George Broadhurst ... 400 32-Ledge of Rocks, to Leroy Ireland. 270 34-Wood Interior, to H. S. Harkness. 260 35-Tropical Landscape, to H. K. Butler ................. 260 37-Woodland, Mrs. T. T. Montgomery 310 48-Cottage and Trees, to E. Coykendall ............. 540 45-Old Country Residence, to E. P. Earle ............ 875 46-In the Woods, to Leroy Ireland .... 400 47-Holland Landscape, to Cyril T. Peak ................ 450 48-Meadow Farmhouse, to McDonough Galleries .... 600 51-Clump of Oak Trees, to H. S. Harkness ........... 470 53-Willows at Bertier, P. E. Chester 550 56-June at Chateaugay, K. Prentice. 360 57-Mirrored Oak, to Holland Galleries 900 58-Moonlight, Noank, to Dr. M. L. Rhein .............. 850 59-Swamp Pasture, to R. Hosea .... 1,000 60-Marine, to E. A. Milch .... 625 61-Sunset, to Indianapolis Art School. 750 64-Palisades, to Rolhf's Galleries ... 360 65-Ledge in the Woods, to H. Murray 550 67-Autumnal Hues, to Rohlf's Galleries ............. 550 68-The Armory, to P. Chester ....................... 575 69-Blue Sea and Golden Sky, to McDonough Galleries ... 700 70-Rocky Ledge, to Rohlf's Galleries ............. 450 72-Stony Cove and Headland, to McDonough Galleries ....... 400 73-Top of Lord's Hill, Holland Galleries ........... 450 74-Cloudland and Pasture, to McDonough Galleries ... 575 75-Autumn, to Holland Galleries ............. 600 76-The Sentinel, to C. V. Burton ............... 1,550 77-View of the Sound, to F. L. Montague ............ 625 78-An Arabesque, to R. Hosea ...... 600 79-Outskirts of the Woods, to Miss R. H. Lorenz, agent ............ 1,000 80-New York from Weehawken Heights, to M. L. Rhein ...... 475 82-Noank Pasture, to Rohlf's Galleries ............. 335 83-Autumn, Mason's Island, to James Blackman ..... 1,050 In the list of paintings by contemporary artists, the leading sale was "Barns and Trees" by J. Francis Murphy, which went to Harry S. Harkness for $535. The sale concludes to-night. The Sun, Friday, March 30, 1917.