The sun., 1916-12-10
DIR. A. G. HUMPHREYS
TO SELL COLLECTION
Representative Pictures by
American Artists Soon to Be
Exhibited Here.
Is LABOR OF 25 YEARS
WinslOw Homer, j. Francis
Murphy and II. w. Ranger
Among the Painters.

Or. Alexander e. Humphreys. presl-
dent OF stevens Institute, who has been
collecting representative pictures by
American artists for twenty-five years,
has decided to sell his collection. 1t will
he placed on view In the American Art
Association Galleries early in February
and will be sold in the Plaza Hotel ball
room. II numbers over two hundred ex-
amp.cs.
DR.. Humphreys has been most liberal
In the loan of his pictures to exhibitions
and until October last some $50 of his
pictures were on exhibition at the Car
negie Institute. Pittsburg, where they oc-
cupied an entire gallrey. The majority
OF Dr. humphreys paintings. were
bought by him directly from the art
, lists a number are from the sales OF
prominent private collections and others
from representative exhibitions.
winslow Homer Is represented by five
examples. the well known "A Voice from
the CliYs.' 'Perils Of the Sea"
| u aCntlnR on 'IltuttSttl. ~ NY
| Buzzard' and Wreck Near Glouces-
ter" A. II. Wyant il represented by
nine works of more than ordinary ar
tistic quality and all of Importance
'Keene Valley THE Dawn Night
fan "a Gray Day" "a Brook IN the
Ca,skil,s,' Evening. Early Autumn"
"Kilkarncy." County Kerry. ireland
! and a "Silvery Landscape"
poiutiuxs by Homer Martin.
Homer ~. Martin Is represented by
eight examples. "Saranac Lake Low
| Tide. Honteur," Autumn on the Sus-
a%uehanna." RUBY Strong tNormandyl'"
"a Moonlight Pond. llontlour,' The
| Lighthouse. Honi.eur.' THE Dunes" and
"InLian summer" -. Francis Murphy
is represented by nine examples. APP
proach to an Old Farm" "Afterslow
October" Changing Naples. Ine
| River Sunset" The Woods Early
Autumn" October Afternoon and
"%Springtime in the Catskilis."
Henry W. Ranger Is represented by
twelve very important examples. Clear
ing Fires Sentinel Rock Last OF
Spring" becky Coles Hill" september
Gale "Noank Harbor." CLOUD and Sea,
Porto Rico Peaceful Moonlight
Re!gns." Passing showers" Spring
East Lynne" Valley OF the Somme.
Golden Evening Noank Harbor.' and
"A Classic: Mason's Island" George
H.. Fuller has Girls with Turkeys
Ideal Head" and "Shcaring the Dom
key: Gedney Bunce. Moonlight. Nen-
ness. Returning from Pasture. Milton
"Near Montcla!r'' aud Leeds, New
York: Bl~akelock. THE Indian Hunter.
The Wayfarers," summer. Catskill.'
and Early Evening" Elliott danger
field. 70 est OF Latmos,' sunset Mists
and Shadows "A Drama Of the Noun
tain Tops" Mountain showers and
Dead Trees"
Important works.
Henry Golden Dearth contributes
eleven important canvases, "Br!tannI
Church." Through the Beeches, 9TH,
Emerald Pool" Passing OF the Wave
Gray Weather" Gray Day. Boulogne.'
Tho Three Masters The Brook
Love Among the Ruins" "Anemon,
Pool" and "iiritanny Coast: by Loui'
Paul Dcssar are i've thoroughly repre-
sentative examples, "Moonlirht,' Moon
rise with sheep THE Return. Evening
Hauling the Winters Wood ant
Charging Pastures. October; Pau
Dougherty IL represented BY nine char
arterlstic works, cornwall Rocks,
BLACK Head. Mohegan Island East
erly storm. Bonr's Head "M!disiant
George AN Aisle Of the Sea" 'incom'
ing Tide The Wave and the cloud,
Gold and Gloom and a very interesting
early "Landscapc,"
Ben Foster Is represented by "a Murk,
Evening" and "A Memory" both i'm
portant works Childe Hassam is repre-
sented by three examples. Fifth Avenue
Snow Scene Across the Park" an'
Messenger Boy, Charles w. Haw
thorne by THE Grand Canal an,
.Along the Lo,trle'', W. II, Howe b,
"On the Marshes. Holland anC
Young Vagabond": William Morris
Hunt by sand Bank with willows
Magnolia "Old Mexico" and Head o
"A Spanish Woman: Thomas Moran b!
e. Venetian Festa," THE Mountain o
Loadstone" and Teton Range"
Julian Rix is represented by five ex
amples. Sunday Afternoon. Pompto,
Valley "Signac Meadows Edge o
the wood" THE quarry "Noriher'
Lake. New RrunSwi"k'; Thendor" Rob
inson 10y "Twachtmau's House" Cath
cring PIums' and The Cottage" H.. w
Tryon by Across the Fields. November,
and "Moonrise, Autumn John II
Twachtmar by The Frozen Brook AM
"The Raplds. Yellowstone; Horati
Walker by Girl Feeding Turkeys.
! "Moonrlse, n Canadian Pastoral" an
END of the Day; Frederick Rallar'
Williams by "Halcyon Days" valley o
the Passaic" and THE Quiet Hour"
Other artists represented are Reynold
Real, George De Forest Brush, Bruc
Crane, w. NJ, Chase, j.. s. Church
Arthur b. Davies. Charles II. Davis
Thomas Eakins. X. swain Clifford
George Hitchcock, Frederick w. Kos
John La FARCE, Louis Loeb, Robert {
Minor, Leonard Ochtman, Stephe
Parish. Albert =. Ryder. william Sar
tain. George II. Smile. WorthingtoI