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For RECORDS

By Mr. Germain Séligmann.  
October 20th., 1942.

MR. MILLIKEN, Cleveland Museum - Re: ROMAINE LACAUX by Renoir.

At the end of our conversation yesterday, when I called on Mr. Milliken in Cleveland, he asked whether, in case he should be able to obtain this offer from his Trustees, I would be willing to accept $45,000., for "Romaine Lacaux". I told him that before I would answer, I wanted him to be convinced of three things -

that our asking price for the picture had been right along, $60,000.
that I had never mentioned a figure lower than $48,000., 
of 
and [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]]  
my desire to do everything possible to see     
the picture go to his museum.

I finished by saying that though I would not write to him quoting the figure of $45,000., on the other hand, if he would transmit to me a firm offer of $45,000., I would accept it.