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CHARLES HENRY PHELPS JOHN P. EAST PHELPS & EAST COUNSELLORS-AT-LAW 30 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK TELEPHONE BROAD 778 N.Y. Sun Sat- March 31. 1917 RANGER'S PICTURES SOLD FOR $77,305 It Was Most Successful Auction of Works Ever Left by American Artist. $4,100 FOR ONE EXAMPLE H. S. Harkness Gave It For "Edge of Woods" Painted Last Summer. The closing session of the sale of the pictures left by the late Henry W. Ranger drew a large audience to the American Art Association last night, and the bidding was spirited. The leading figure was $4,100 paid by Harry S. Harkness for a picture painted by Mr. Ranger last summer called the "Edge of the Woods." The total for the session was $42,365, giving a grand total for the collection of $77,305. This makes it the most successful "studio sale" of the works left by an artist in American auction history. The totals and average price per picture are higher than those of the Inness and Wyant sales. The leading sales, with titles, buyers and prices, follow: 84-Landscape. J. Francis Murphy, to Henry Schultheis......... $370 85-Landscape and Cattle, George Poggenbeek, to John Levy.... 200 86-Holland Landscape, J. H. Weissenbruch, to Holland Galleries 210 87- Pasture and Cattle, L. P. Dessar, to J. O. McDermott .... 150 88- A. Group of Fair Women, F.B. Williams, to A. P. Gardiner.. 210 89- Rough Country, Alexander H. Wyant, to Franklin...... 270 90- Venetian Morning, W. Gedney Bunce, to H. P. Wright...... 360 92- The River's Edge, J.H. Twachtman, to C. A. Carlyle........ 160 98- The Spinning Wheel, J. S. H. Keever, to W.W. Seaman, agent 190 94- Venetian Fishing Boats, W. Gedney Bunce, to W. C. Thompson 490 95- Evening, George Inness, to W. H. McDonough......... 875 96- Pigs, Horatio Walker, to Holland Galleries......... 310 97- Evening Glow, W. Gedney Bunce, to W. W. Seaman, agent 260 98- Cattle, W.H. Howe, to John C. Payne................ 200 99- Autumn Twilight, C. H. Davis, to O. Bernet, agent.... 570 PICTURES BY RANGER. 100-River and Trees, to McDonough Galleries ...... 375 101-San Juan, Porto Rico, to L. E. Ellis ........... 250 102-Sea and Shore, to Dr. A. C. Humphreys ............ 160 103-Rock Terrace, to C. A. Carlye.. 240 105-Windy Skies, to John C. Payne. 300 108-November, to A. M. Geddes..... 220 110-A New England Port, to O. Bernet, agent............ 230 111-Woodland Landscape, to C. A. Carlyle ............. 250 112-Seaside Meadows, to J. C. McDonough ............... 210 113- Among the Birches, to W. C. Runyon .............. 210 114-A Fresh Breeze, to Dr. A. C. Humphreys ........... 170 115-The River Mason's Island, to L. E. Ellis.......... 410 117-Through the Woods, to J. B. Clark .............. 300 120-The Brook, to John C. Payne.. 250 122-Old Sand Road, to McDonough Galleries...... 410 123-Marine, Clearing Off, to R. Hosea ............ 340 124-Willows in Springtime, to John Levy .............. 400 125-Landscape and Stream, to J. S. Issador .......... 450 126-Landscape, Along the Coast, to Dr. R. B. Reitz .............. 350 131-A Good Harbor, to E. T. Chapin. 210 132-Clouds and Sunshine, to Dr. M. L. Rhein......... 400 133-Autumn's Glow, to W. W. Seaman, agent........... 425 134-Noank, Conn., to Dr. R. B. Reitz .................. 500 135-The Arched Trees, to Mr. Franklin ............... 625 136-Autumn Wood Interior, to J. C. Evans ............ 470 137-Trees and Meadow, to W. W. Seaman, agent........... 900 138-Hilltop Road, to McDonough Galleries .............. 500 139- Early Spring, to estate of R. H. Ensiger........ 1,600 140-Early Morning on the Sound, to George Broadhurst.... 600 141-The Edge of the Vilage, to H. S. Harkness.......... 4,100 142-Bow Bridge, Moonlight, to George H. Ainslie....... 400 143-The Wood Lot, to M. Knoedler & Co.......... 1,100 144-The Path Through the Woods, to George H. Ainslie..... 525 145-Through the Trees, to B. Arkell 975 146-Before the Daylight Is Gone, to John Levy...... 250 147-October Landscape, to John Levy 550 148-The Quarry Hill, to W. C. Thompson............... 650 149-Misty Afternoon, Rathburn Pond, to H. A. Rudkin... 2,500 150-A New England Church, to Rohlfs Galleries........ 350 151-Twin Trees, to C. A. Black..... 2,500 152-The White Farmhouse, to Rohlfs Galleries........ 500 153-Heavy Clouds, to John Levy.... 675 154-Clouds and Sunshine, Peconnuck Valley, to E. Silver........... 550 155-The Barns, to H.P. Wright.... 875 156-Moonlight and Star Shine, to O. Bernet, agent..... 1,325 157-Salt Meadows, to F. L. Montague 775 158-Cornfield, Lyme, Conn., to Holland Galleries........ 380 159-Long Pond, to C. J. McDonough 2,075 160-Moonlight, to Frederick Loeser & Co............. 375 161-Sunset on the Mystic River, Conn., to Abraham & Straus.. 600 162-Sunrise at Noank, to Dr. M. C. Rhein............. 625 163-Long Point Marsh, to W. C. Runyon.................. 575 164-Across the Sound, to Mr. Franklin................ 625