[Rarebooks] FS: Art Talks with American Tonalist Henry Ward Ranger

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “Art-Talks with Ranger”

By Raley Husted Bell.
Published in New York in G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1914.

DISCUSSION: Henry Ward Ranger [1858-1916] was born in western New York
State, but spent much of his early artistic life in Europe. He became a
National Academician in 1906, and was a member of the American Water Color
Society. Ranger returned to America and set up a New York studio in 1888,
and "became one of the leaders of the 'Tonal' school of painting [and was]
given credit for coming up with the name 'Tonalist'. Ranger was also the
first member of the Florence Griswold circle in the Old Lyme Art Colony in
Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Bell explains in his preliminary notes- "Henry Ward Ranger, for more than
forty years, has been the militant leader of a group of painters known as
'Tonalists'. For a long time, he has been regarded by many of his
colleagues as the 'Dean' of American landscape painters. His rich
experience and close analytical studies have given much authoritative
weight to his utterances, but for the most part these have been confined
to 'table talks' and discussions in art circles. Again and again he has
been asked to publish his views on painting, thus giving permanency to
matters of diversified interest to the craft, but he has always pleaded
for 'a more propitious moment'." Ranger finally agreed to sit down one
evening a week with the editor, and these "talks" were the result.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 5.5"x8.25", 180 pages. Decorated initial letters
for each chapter.

CONDITION NOTES: The covers have some wear and soil (please see the photo,
above). The book itself has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and
nice, with a tight binding.

PRICE:  $50 -

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