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Chesham, R.D. 1
Marlboro, New Hampshire 03455

July 18, 1965

Dear Minnie,

How good it was to see you in New York!

I am sending you the little booklet from the Metropolitan Museum, that you left in my car.

I have been thinking about your business arrangements with Mr. Gordon. I am not very familiar with such business, and that is why I have been so slow in giving you any real advice. But I have been thinking about it, and this is what I have decided. There are two ways of doing business with a dealer. One is to sell your pictures to him, and let him re-sell them for any price he can get. The other is to have a contract with him, so that he does not have to buy any of the pictures, but will take an agreed upon commission when de [[he]] does sell one. In this case, he should report to you the full price he gets each time, and then take his percentage and send you what is left. The amount of the percentage has to be agreed upon between you. If I were you, I would consult Mr. Rountree about these questions.

It will be difficult to arrange for the framing of those pictures which he wants to exhibit. Framing in New York is very expensive. Perhaps your contract could include paying Mr. Gordon for the framing expense of each picture that is sold first, before he figures the commission. Perhaps Mr. Rountree will have a better idea. In any case, it would do no harm to mention to Mr. Gordon that you want to consult your lawyer about a contract, unless of course he offers to buy the pictures that he will exhibit, frame them himself, and then make whatever profit he can when he sells. 

If you should find that your pictures are selling very well, the price you ask can increase, of course. It is all very complicated, and the best way is to make a short agreement, for say six months only, and then see how things come, so that a new agreement can be made if it seems advisable.