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THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART 
CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A.
UNIVERSITY CENTER STATION
Cleveland, 6, Ohio. 
WILLIAM MATHEWSON MILLIKEN, DIRECTOR
CABLE ADDRESS: MUSART CLEVELAND 

Dear Mr. Seligmann:

I was delighted to have your letter this afternoon, and thank you accordingly. If, however, you are mystified by the statements of my article regarding MLLe. Lacaux, you are no more so than I am. For after all, you are the person who should know where you got the picture. 

In hunting around for information about the picture, I looked up a reference to the December 1929 issue of Formes, No.1, p.18a, where the picture is reproduced. Turning the pages I came upon a short article entitled, 'The B... D... Collection' with a short review of the exhibition of the pictures of that group shown at the time before the sale of this collection,  - presumably, as announced at the foot of this article. I put two and two together, thinking of course it quite plain, and therefore quoted the bit in my bulletin piece, as a criticism of the writer, Pierre Imbourg, which was definitely favorable to the picture. it did not occur to me to verify with you as I should have done. 

I do wish you yourself would again look up this reference. The only thing i can think of, is that the magazine was prepared somewhat ahead of time, and that you acquired the picture in the meanwhile, and that it never appeared in the sale at all. If so, i shall want to correct this statement in the next number of our bulletin. 

Imbourg states; "Renoir is represented by only one canvas but that one is of fine quality." I failed to tell you this article is on p.20 just beyond the reproduction. There is no mention made of the Boston picture. Did they both come out of Barret-Decap collection at the same time? The reason i ask is the Mlle. Lacaux was in the 1933 Renoir Exhibit in Paris where I remember so well seeing it. And the other was never shown to my knowledge until Boston acquired it from you. 

I shall be in considerable state of curiosity until you clear up my unwitting confusion. So, I shall await your next with thorough expectation. I spoke to Mr. Milliken about the "Times", and he wishes me to thank you for your efforts in this matter. The papers after all are not a very reliable bet these days except on the war,... even then not too good,... and we hardly are surprised. 

With best regards, as ever, 

Sincerely yours,
Henry Sayler Francis

Germain Seligmann, Esq., 
5 east 57th St., 
New York City