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June 26, 1951 Dear Dr. Friedlander: In a famous European collection, about which I hope I shall have an opportunity to write further to you by and by, I found two Flemish Primitives which are catalogued under very great names. I am taking the liberty of sending you herein photographs of these two paintings in the hope you may be able to help me out in identifying them. The painting of the "Virgin and Child" which I realize is a very bad one and of which I would be glad to send you later on a better print, is physically speaking a much larger painting that the other polyptych. Though I have no exact measurements I would say roughly that it measures about Height 0.55 x Width 0.35. From the small photograph of the "Virgin and Child" you will be able to notice that it has undergone certain restorations but from my first examination I do not think the damages they hide are too condsiderable [[considerable]]. The small polyptych I found at the same time extremely interesting but quite puzzling. It is as a whole in excellent condition, except from the monk, patron saint. You will realize from the four photographs that one represents the center panel, the two smaller ones the winds, and the fourth print the back of the two wings which close up on the top of the center panel. I was in Europe, but for a very short time and my stay was alas too brief to have the privilege of calling on you, ssol [[also] would have much enjoyed doing. I hope you are well and thanking you in advance for any information you might give me on these two paintings, and with warm personal regards, Sincerely yours, Dr. Max J. Friedlander 38 Beethovenstraat Amsterdam Holland (Germain Seligman) 8
