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[[Preprinted]] Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California [[/preprinted]] Nov 11/44 Dear Germain, Thank you for your letter [[underline]]re[[/underline]] the Titian portrait. I know there has been some discussions as bet. Lotts & [[pencil underline]]Titian[[/underline]] ^[[attribution]] for the portrait, started by Bercuson's remarks. It did not deter me from buying the picture, as a magnificent picture, in spite of the discussion. It was at the same time he ^[[(Bercuson) ]] wrote an article violently attributing my portrait by Giorgione to Titian, even though in the Italian show in London [[strikethrough]]my ?[[/strikethrough]] the