Henry Ward Ranger Art

American, 1858-1916

A key person in the establishment of the Old Lyme, Connecticut art colony in 1899, Henry Ward Ranger is regarded as the leader of the Tonalist movement in America and was a leading painter in this country in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries. He was born in Geneseo and raised in Syracuse, New York, and in 1873, enrolled in the College of Fine Arts at Syracuse University, where his father was a professor of photography and drawing. Two years later, he became a re-toucher of paintings in his father's studio and did not earn a college degree. He also spent much time in New York City, where he was a writer of music criticism and visited galleries, where he had his first exposure to French Barbizon painting. During much of the 1880s, he painted watercolors of marine subjects, and exhibited those in New York City, Boston, and Paris. As a student in France, he became greatly interested in the Barbizon School of painters, and then a trip to The Hague, Holland, was even more influential when he met a large colony of Dutch painters called "The Hague School", whose emphasis was on Realism and Tonalism. Their soft, Atmospheric and Tonalist style of sombre colors seemed to suit him. However, his soft colors later became a special problem for anyone trying to restore his paintings as it was difficult to distinguish original color from soil on canvases. He did his sketches "en plein air" but finished his paintings in his studio. In 1885, Ranger moved to New York City and took up easel painting increasingly favoring oils over watercolors. In 1892, he had a one-man exhibition at the Knoedler Galleries in New York City. Many of his works in that show were forest interiors and tree studies. Gradually his palette lightened with color and luminosity suggesting the influence of George Inness. In the summer of 1899, Ranger discovered Florence Griswold's boardinghouse in Old Lyme, Connecticut, and he returned in the summer of 1900. With his influence and the friendship of Florence Griswold, he became the leader of the artists' colony of Old Lyme, "an American version of Barbizon" for three years. However, the prevalent style changed to Impressionism with the 1903 arrival of Childe Hassam. He became disenchanted with painting at Old Lyme with the arrival of Childe Hassam in 1903 and the subsequent influence of his Impressionist style. In protest of the plein-air, fast painting, and lightened palette and abstraction of these Impressionists, Ranger, in 1905, moved farther down the coast to Noank, Connecticut near the Mystic River. Like many of his associates, he also maintained a studio in New York City where he was very prominent and often lectured and wrote about art and took an active part in the art community. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and the National Arts Club, and he wrote articles about art that were published.

Artist: Henry Ward Ranger

Henry Ward RangerHenry Ward Ranger Connecticut Landscape Oil Painting 1858–1916 American Tonalist, circa 1900

$14,000

Henry Ward Ranger Connecticut Landscape Oil Painting 1858–1916 American Tonalist

By Henry Ward Ranger

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Henry Ward Ranger Connecticut Landscape oil/panel 12 x 16 image size 21 3/8 x 25 3/8 x 2 3/4 framed signed LL also a plaque attached A wonderful example of Rangers painting style of...

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20th Century Tonalist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Oil

Henry Ward Ranger"Seascape" Henry Ward Ranger, Impressionist Coastal Scene, Atmospheric Sky, circa 1905

$6,500

"Seascape" Henry Ward Ranger, Impressionist Coastal Scene, Atmospheric Sky

By Henry Ward Ranger

Located in New York, NY

Henry Ward Ranger Seascape, circa 1905 Estate stamp lower right Oil on academy board 11 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches A key person in the establishment of the Old Lyme, Connecticut art colon...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Oil, Board

Henry Ward Ranger"Stony Cove and Headland, " Henry Ward Ranger, Coastal Landscape, Seascape, 1910

$25,000

"Stony Cove and Headland, " Henry Ward Ranger, Coastal Landscape, Seascape

By Henry Ward Ranger

Located in New York, NY

Henry Ward Ranger (1858 - 1915) Stony Cove and Headland, 1910 Oil on canvas 28 x 36 inches Signed lower right Provenance: McDonough Gallery, New York William Macbeth Galleries, New York American Art Association, The Completed Pictures Left by the Late Henry Ward Ranger, 1917, Lot 72 A key person in the establishment of the Old Lyme, Connecticut art colony in 1899, Henry Ward Ranger is regarded as the leader of the Tonalist movement in America and was a leading painter in this country in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries. He was born in Geneseo and raised in Syracuse, New York, and in 1873, enrolled in the College of Fine Arts at Syracuse University, where his father was a professor of photography and drawing. Two years later, he became a re-toucher of paintings in his father's studio and did not earn a college degree. He also spent much time in New York City, where he was a writer of music criticism and visited galleries, where he had his first exposure to French Barbizon painting...

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1910s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil

Henry Ward RangerMorning in the Village

$3,000

Morning in the Village

By Henry Ward Ranger

Located in Sheffield, MA

Henry Ward Ranger American, 1858-1915 Morning In the Village Oil on Academy Board 12 by 16 in, w/ frame 19 ¼ by 23 ¼ in Signed lower right A key person in the establishment of the ...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Oil

Jean GronbeckCalifornia Seascape -- Mid Morning Overcast

$1,500

H 30 in W 36 in D 1 in

California Seascape -- Mid Morning Overcast

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous Northern California seascape titled, "Mid Morning Overcast" by Jean Gronbeck (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "J. G...

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1970s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil

Donna ZellMid Century Country Lane Figurative Landscape with Autumn Trees, 1960

$559Sale Price|20% Off

H 21.75 in W 28 in D 0.13 in

Mid Century Country Lane Figurative Landscape with Autumn Trees

Located in Soquel, CA

Quaint pastoral landscape of a figure and dog walking down a country lane amongst tall autumn trees with beautiful fall foliage by Cal Donna Zell (American, 20th Century). Signed "Ca...

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1960s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Oil, Board

William G. SchneiderEarly Tonalist Landscape -- California Coastal Live Oaks William Schneider 1915, Circa 1911

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 19.75 in W 24 in D 2.5 in

Early Tonalist Landscape -- California Coastal Live Oaks William Schneider 1915

Located in Soquel, CA

Early Tonalist Landscape -- California Coastal Live Oaks William Schneider 1915 Beautiful early 20th Century tonalist landscape of California by New York artist William G. Schneider...

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1910s Tonalist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Kathleen Buehr GrangerAutumn in Barrington County, Illinois Landscape, 1938

$2,240Sale Price|20% Off

H 26 in W 30 in D 2 in

Autumn in Barrington County, Illinois Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Stunning autumnal landscape titled "Fall at Barrington, Illinois", a suburb of Chicago, by Kathleen Buehr Granger (American, 1902-1999), 1938. Signed lower left "K. Buehr Granger" an...

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1930s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil

Louise Miller ClarkEarly 20th Century Figurative -- The Paper Boy and His Comics, 1939

$3,040Sale Price|44% Off

H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in

Early 20th Century Figurative -- The Paper Boy and His Comics

By Louise Miller Clark

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful 1940s figurative of paper boy reading the comics by Louise Miller Clark (American, 20th Century). Signed "Louise Miller" lower right. Unframed. Im...

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1940s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

K. NeidlingerMid Century Palm Springs Desert Landscape, c.1950s

$920Sale Price|20% Off

H 12 in W 14 in D 1 in

Mid Century Palm Springs Desert Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid Century Palm Springs Desert Landscape Wonderful mid century bright and vibrant landscape of a classic Palm Springs desert scene by K. Neidlinger (American 20th Century), circa 1...

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1950s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil

Willard LittleMid-Century Big Sur Rocky Seascape

$460Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 24 in D 0.25 in

Mid-Century Big Sur Rocky Seascape

Located in Soquel, CA

Dynamic seascape along rocky Big Sur beach with surf by Willard Little (American, 20th century), circa 1940. Aqua blue water, both shallow and deep, reflects the golden sunlight. Are...

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1940s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

E. HarrisonSnow Scene with Old Mill - Early 20th Century Winter Landscape, 1900-1910

$316Sale Price|20% Off

H 16 in W 20 in D 1 in

Snow Scene with Old Mill - Early 20th Century Winter Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Bright winter landscape of an old mill in the snow by E. Harrison (American, 20th Century). Signed "E. H." lower left. Unframed. Image, 16"H x 20"L.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

John Francis Murphy"Landscape with Farm", 1899

$9,950

H 13 in W 18 in D 3 in

"Landscape with Farm"

By John Francis Murphy

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: John Francis Murphy (1853 - 1921) John Francis Murphy is increasingly recognized today as one of the leading American Tona...

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1890s Tonalist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil

William LemosEarly 20th Century Redwood Forest Sunset Reflections Landscape, c.1930s

$1,840Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.75 in W 14 in D 3 in

Early 20th Century Redwood Forest Sunset Reflections Landscape

By William Lemos

Located in Soquel, CA

Early 20th Century Redwood Forest Sunset Reflections Landscape Beautiful early 20th century landscape of sunset over redwood forest stream by William Lemos (American, 1861-1942). A ...

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1930s Tonalist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Oil

Nathaniel Leander BerryTwighlight Meadow, c. 1910

$1,650

H 8 in W 10 in D 2 in

Twighlight Meadow

Located in North Clarendon, VT

A beautiful Boston School painting, Twilight Meadow by Nathaniel Leander Berry. Oil on artist board, signed lower right. 8" x 10" sight, 12" x 14" framed. Nathaniel Leander Berry (...

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1910s American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Oil

Alexis Jean FournierWhile The Tide is Out, Provincetown

$19,800

H 23.25 in W 27.25 in D 2 in

While The Tide is Out, Provincetown

By Alexis Jean Fournier

Located in Milford, NH

A fine impressionist painting on the shore of Cape Cod with cottages, boats, and figures by American artist Alexis Jean Fournier (1865-1948). Fournier was born on the fourth of July ...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Canvas, Oil

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Henry Ward Ranger"Landscape, " Henry Ward Ranger, American Barbizon Old Lyme Scene, circa 1900

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H 19 in W 25.5 in

"Landscape, " Henry Ward Ranger, American Barbizon Old Lyme Scene

By Henry Ward Ranger

Located in New York, NY

Henry Ward Ranger (1858 - 1915) Tonalist Landscape, circa 1900 Oil on board 12 x 18 inches Estate stamped by the National Academy of Design lower left Housed in a Heydenryk frame Pr...

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Late 19th Century Tonalist Henry Ward Ranger Art

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Oil, Board

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