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Mr. Germain Séligmann.  -3-  February 20th 1940.

an agreement with Mr. Moses, that I am allowing the picture to be moved to your galleries because you have one or two clients who, you believe,will be very seriously interested.

As far as the Boston Museum is concerned, I count upon you to handle the matter in a way that will in no way embarrass my brother.  I know as a feet that the picture in question, and also the "Son of Galileo" by Tintoretto, he would indeed be very pleased to have the Boston Museum own; at the same time it is a suggestion that he would never make in view of the fact that these pictures are my property.  However, I presume that if without him in any way being instrumental in the suggestion, the pictures were proposed at one of the meetings, he would not object, even though he would take and should take a thoroughly neutral position.

I think all of the above,in a very frank way,gives you my attitude in the matter, and I now leave it to you and Mr.Moses for discussion.

With kindest thoughts to you from my wife and myself, believe me, as ever,

Sincerely yours,
^[[Atr. Sachs]]

P. S. I was, of course, very pleased with the way you handled the exchange of the Andirons, and that thus,both you and I were able to give the museum entire satisfaction with regard to the gift I had made them.