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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 ______ $66,240 for 129, the Highest Average Price Ever Paid for a Dead Artist's Works. ______ "EDGE OF VILLAGE," $4,100 ______ 'Twin Trees' and 'Misty Afternoon'. Each Bring $2,500-Other Artists' Pictures Sold. ______ 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. -----