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CHARLES HENRY PHELPS
JOHN P.EAST

TELEPHONE BROAD 778

PHELPS & EAST
COUNSELLORS AT LAW
30 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK

THE NEW YORK TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917.

RANGER PAINTINGS BREAK SALE RECORD
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$66,240 for 129, the Highest Average Price Ever Paid for a Dead Artist's Works.
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"EDGE OF VILLAGE," $4,100
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'Twin Trees' and 'Misty Afternoon'.
Each Bring $2,500-Other Artists' Pictures Sold.
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One hundred and twenty-nine pictures, the completed works of Henry W. Ranger, whose death occurred last year, the sale of which was completed last evening in the American Art Galleries, brought a grand total of $66,240, the highest average of prices ever brought by a dead artist's paintings. The average price per picture was $513. This is a much higher average than was brought by the paintings of either Inness or Wyant, the latter bringing an average of $337. The sixty-four pictures by Mr. Ranger sold on Thursday night brought $28,830, and the sixty-five selling last evening $37,410.
There were 164 pictures in the entire collection included in the Ranger sale, 35 pictures belonging to Mr. Ranger by other artists. These brought $5,065, bringing the returns for 83 pictures sold last evening to $42,365, and making a grand total for the sale of $77,305.
There was a big gathering of interested people at both sales, including many artists. The highest price last evening and of the sale was paid by Harry S. Harkness-$4,100 for Picture 141 of the catalogue, "The Edge of the Village," an unusual picture; a pool in the foreground, trees at the rear, two large old oaks standing on either side and forming a frame through which is seen the vista of the New England village. No. 151, "Twin Trees," might be a reverse of the former picture, though this is a meadow scene, but with two tall, straggly trees on either side of the picture, behind them a pond, and back of that a village or few houses. This brought $2,500, going to C. A. Black of Jersey City. No. 149, "Misty Afternoon, Rathburn Pond," shows more picturesque but unsymmetrical old trees, with a pond, and went to H. A. Rudkin for $2,500.
Among the artists attending the sale last evening were Louis Paul Dessar, William Henry Howe, W. A. Coffin, Carlton T. Chapman, and George H. Bogert. Pictures by Mr. Dessar and Mr. Howe were in the sale.

The Pictures and Prices.
Following is a list of pictures sold last evening, with the names of buyers and prices:
145- Through the Trees, B. Arkell......$975
146- Before the Daylight is Gone, John Levy..... 250
147- October Landscape, John Levy................... 550
148- The Quarry Hill, W. C. Thompson.. 650
149- Misty Afternoon: Rathburn Pond, H. A. Rudkin...... 2,500
150- A New England Church, Roehlfs Gallery.......... 350
151- Twin Trees, C. A. Black..............2,500
152- The White Farmhouse, Roehlfs Gallery...........500
153- Heavy Clouds, John Levy................ 675
154- Clouds and Sunshine: Peconnuck Valley, E. Silver.............................. 550
155- The Barns, H. P. Wright.......... 825
156- Moonlight and Starshine, Bernet, agent................. 1,325
157- Salt Meadows, F. L. Montague................... 775
158- Cornfield; Lyme, Conn., Holland Gallery........ 880
159- Long Pond, C. J. MacDonough.................. 2,075
160- Moonlight, Fred'k Loeser & Co.... 375
Landscape, J. Francis Murphy; Henry Schultheis...... 370
Landscape and Cattle, George Poggenbeek; John Levy.. 200
Holland Landscape, Weissenburch; Holland Galleries.......... 210
Pasture and Cattle, Louis Paul Dessar; J. O. McDermott................ 150
A Group of Fair Women, Frederick Ballard Williams; A. P. Gardner.................................. 210
Rough Country, Wyant; Franklin................. 270
Venetian Morning, William Gedney Bunce; H. P. Wright........................ 360
The Passing Storm, John Constable; J. Sawney........ 130
The River's Edge, Twachtman; C. A. Carlisle......... 160
The Spinning Wheel, Kever; Seaman, agent............ 190
Venetian Fishing Boats, Bunce; W. C. Thompson....... 490
Evening, George Inness; W. H. MacDonough............ 875
Pigs, Horatio Walker; Holland Galleries............. 310
Evening Glow, Bunce; Seaman agent................... 260
Cattle, William Henry Howe; John C. Payne........... 200
Autumn Sunlight, Charles Harold Davis; Bernet, agent....... 570
PAINTINGS BY HENRY WARD RANGER.
100-River and Trees, MacDonough Galleries......... $375 
101-San Juan, Porto Rico, L. E. Ellis. 250
102-Sea and Shore, A. C. Humphreys.. 160
103-Rock Terrace, C. A. Carlisle...... 240
104-Landscape, Wm. H. MacDonough.. 140
105-Windy Skies, John C. Payne...... 300
106-Farmhouse and Trees, John C. Payne.......... 160
107-Springtime Landscape, L. E. Ellis.. 160
108-November, A. M. Geddes............... 220
109-Deserted Acres, A. M. Gabrul............. 140
110-A New England Port, Bernet, Agt.. 230
111-Woodland Landscape, C. A. Carlisle................... 250
112-Seaside Meadows, J. C. MacDonough.................. 210
113-Among the Birches, W. C. Runyon. 210
114-A Fresh Breeze, Dr. A. C. Humphreys................ 170
115-The River Mason's Island, L. E. Ellis............. 410
116-Sloping Hillside, Henry A Rudkin.................. 160
117-Through the Woods, J. B. Clark................. 300
118-Along the Sound, Henry Schulthies 150
119-Hilltops and Valley, Bernet, Agent. 180
120-The Brook, John C. Payne............. 250
121-Marine; Blue and White, Prinz Bros. 140
122-Old Sand Road, MacDonough Gal... 410
123-Marine; Clearing Off, R. Hosea.... 840
124-Willows in Springtime, John Levy. 400
125-Landscape and Stream, J. S. Isidor. 450
126-Landscape Along the Coast, Dr. R. B. Reitz............. 850
127-The River, W. Coffin................... 150
128-Marine: Calm Weather, W. Coffin. 160
129-Holland River Scene, Frederick Loeser & Co........... 150
130-Threatening Weather. T. Keating.. 160
131-A Good Harbor, E. T. Chapin..... 210
132-Clouds and Sunshine, Dr. M. L. Rhein............. 400
133-Autumn's Glow, Seaman, agent..................... 425
134-Noank, Connecticut, Dr. R. B. Reitz.............. 500
135-The Arched Trees, Franklin...... 625
136-Autumn Wood Interior, J. C. Evans, Philadelphia............. 470
137-Trees and Meadow, Seaman, agent. 900
138-Hilltop Road, MacDonough Gal..... 500
139-Early Spring, Estate Ralph H Ensiger............... 1,600
140-Early Morning on the Sound, George Broadhurst.................. 600
141-The Edge of the Village, Harry S. Harkness................ 4,100
142-Bow Ridge, Moonlight, George Ainsley............... 400
143-The Wood Lot, M. Knoedler & Co.. 1,100
144-The Path Through the Woods, George Ainsley.......... 525
161-Sunset on the Mystic River, Conn., Abraham & Straus.............................. 600
162-Sunset at Noank, Dr. M. C. Rhein. 625
163-Long Point Marsh, W. C. Runyon. 575
164-Across the Sound, Franklin......... 625
Thomas E. Kirby conducted the sale.

Sun 
Mch 29/17

MR. RANGER'S WILL.

How the Artist's Estate Is to Be Disposed Of.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: There seems to be a misapprehension in some quarters of the terms of the late Henry W. Ranger's will with regard to the interest of the National Academy of Design, or other parties, in his estate.
The will provides that, after just debts and certain sums are paid, the property belonging to the testator shall go to the Academy.  The funds it is to receive are to constitute a trust fund, the income from which is to be spent by the Academy council on the purchase of pictures by American artists.  Nothing is left to the Academy outright as a gift to the institution for its own use.
Mr. Ranger's pictures, which are to be sold by the American Art Association March 29 and 30, are sold by the order of his executors, Mr. Charles Henry Phelps and Mr. William Macbeth, in settling the estate, so it may be stated that the proceeds of the sale will be used for the benefit of American artists.  No other parties have, or can have, any interest in it.
HARRY W. WATROUS, N. A.,
Corresponding Secretary of the National Academy of Design.
NEW YORK, March 28.
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