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RL:KP

June 5th, 1934.

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My dear Mr. Clark:

You might recall that very late in the Fall of 1931, I had occasion to write you regarding a very unusual portrait of Oscar Wilde by TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, which was in our collection.

I have always felt that you would be particularly interested in seeing this picture because of your extraordinary collection of Wildeana, and am availing myself of these lines to tell you that the picture is about to be exhibited in San Francisco, at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, for the remainder of this month and probably through the middle of July.

This important Exhibition which they are holding, has been pending for sometime, and has been organized in connection with the Louvre, which has sent over twelve of its own paintings. These were brought over by Mr. Rene Huyghe, Assistant Curator of Paintings at the Louvre, and who is going to California as representative of the French Government.

I trust, therefore, that should you be in California at this time you will find the opportunity to visit the Exhibition in San Francisco, and see our remarkable portrait, and I would be pleased to hear your re-actions and see if you might be interested in its acquisition for the Library.

Hoping to have the pleasure of hearing from you, I remain,

Yours very sincerely,

JACQUES SELIGMANN & COMPANY, Inc.

(Robert M. Levy)


William Andrews Clark, Jr.,
2205 West Adams Street,
Los Angeles, Calif.