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VISIT TO MR THEODORE PITCAIRN

By Mr. Germain Seligmann

April 14th., 1938.

Home address:  Bryn Athyn, Penna.

Quickest way of going there, C.R.R.N.J. to JENK[[strikethrough]] E [[/strikethrough]] ^[[I]] NTOWN, Penna.

The purpose of the visit was to look at his [[underlined]] REMBRANDT [[/underlined]], which Mrs. Bon-Kat said he would be willing to sell.  The Rembrandt measures approximately 30 x 25, and is called - Mr. Pitcairn claims - "Man with a Turban", and he believes it is the portrait of REMBRANDT's father.

He is seen practically full face, though slightly turned to the left. 

The painting is extremely dirty and there is probably some color in the turban.

Mr. Pitcairn says that he paid $125,000., for it and thinks that he paid 10,000., commission to Mrs. Bon Kat, through whom he bought it.  It was in the May Collection and for many years was on loan at the Rijke Museum.

He doesn't want to lose anything on the price.

Particularly notable works of art in his collection are:

A very important (probably 48" wide) painting by [[underlined]] CLAUDE MONET [[/underlined]] (early, '75?) representing, in the foreground a terras at Lellavre with flowers and a few personages, facing, in the background, the sea, on which a regatta seems to be taking place.  Very superb painting.

[[underlined]] VAN GOGH [[/underlined]] - Portrait of a Young Girl, seated, against a blue cobalt ground.  The girl is seen in profile, facing right.  Painting of about 34" high, very beautiful. ^[[in Van Gogh Exhibition at Museum of Modern Art.]]

[[underlined]] VANGOGH [[/underlined]] - A small portrait of his mother, with a strange expression around the mouth.

[[underlined]] VAN GOGH [[/underlined]]:  A small canvas of a peasant ploughing his field.  Early work of about 12" wide.

[[underlined]] VAN GOGH [[/underlined]] drawing, representing a nude woman seated with head practically hidden in her hands - of his Belgian period.