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February 25th, 1938

My dear Mr. Castano:

I have delayed writing you until Mr. Seligmann had returned from Europe.

I am pleased to tell you that we should be very glad to lend you the Catena portrait, and I have left instructions that this picture is to be delivered to your truckman when he calls.  Will you be kind enough to acknowledge receipt of this picture in good condition?  I wish to confirm to you further than the picture is fully covered against all risks under our own insurance policy, both in transit and while at your galleries.

I am enclosing herewith a consignment invoice which at the same time contains a full description and all information on the painting.

I sincerely hope that this exhibition will arouse the interest which you are hoping for in Boston, and that you will have every desired success, moral, artistic and financial in this new enterprise.  And finally, I also hope that you may write me in the future the good news that the Catena is sold.

Believe me to be

Yours very sincerely,


(Robert M. Levy)

P. S.  You will note that the price of this picture is $18,000.00 (eighteen thousand dollars) net to us.  Our real asking price for this picture has been $28,000 right along, so that you have a very comfortable margin and leeway and are at liberty to ask any figure between $18,000 and $28,000.

Giovanni Castano, Esq.
171 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts

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