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June 28, 1931.

Dear Mr. Chouteau:

May I start my reply to your inquiry of June 23rd., by saying that we do indeed have Renoirs - but at the moment only two.

One is a painting, of outstanding importance and beauty, of which unfortunately we cannot send a photograph now as it is being considered for purchase by a museum.  Should their decision be in the negative, we would be happy to send you a photograph as soon as such word is received.

The other is a drawing - a portrait of Renoir's son, painted in 1915 when the latter was a "Chasseur Alpin" in the First World War.  It comes from the following collections - Edith Wharton, to whom it was brought by Vollard as a present from Renoir, and more recently comes from the A. E. Gallatin collection.

The drawing is in charcoal, measures 12" high x 9" wide, and is signed in the lower right.  Its price is Seven Hundred Dollars.

As you may know, we have sold some of the most important Renoirs in existence, including the "Danse à Bougival" in the Boston Museum, the now widely reproduced "Elle, Lacaux" , belonging

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Have they been put on your lists?]]

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