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28th, 1948, in the course of which four of the eighteen pictures then on exhibition were sold, as were two small sketches. These sales, each made to a separate party, are evidence of the extent to which defendant's efforts on plaintiff's behalf had succeeded in the short period of representation. Indeed, in November, 1948, defendant was successful in having the Whitney Museum in Washington Square, New York City, (one of the most significant of American exhibitions, and the aim of all artists) hang one of plaintiff's paintings.

14.  Beginning with the closing of her first one-man show in 1947, plaintiff constantly appealed to the defendant for assistance in storing her paintings. Of all the artists whose work the defendant exhibited during this period, plaintiff was the only artist unable to solve the storage problem. As a gesture of sympathy towards the plaintiff, who was handicapped by extremely limited funds and tight living quarters, defendant permitted her to use part of its warehouse bin without charge. 

15.  On March 4th, 1948, a fire occurred in the warehouse, and all of plaintiff's paintings stored in the bin were destroyed.

16.  The insurance company agreed to pay the sum of $4,796.67, the net amount which plaintiff would have received for such paintings upon a sale thereof (i.e., the sales price less 33-1/3 per cent). Defendant contended, however, that it had also sustained a loss, not only of the commissions it would have received on the sale of the paintings, but the expenses which it had incurred for storage, shows, publicity and other items -- all for the purpose of selling the paintings which had been destroyed by the fire. After numerous conferences and communications, the insurance company, by letter dated June 2nd, 1948, through its attorneys, Mendes & Mount, 27 William Street, New York City, notified defendant that it would pay the

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