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May 2, 1952 Dear Henry: Before going on with this letter which you might find rather long, let me start with a pleasant obligation of thanking you both, Mr. Williken, and you, for your so very charming welcome and do tell Mr. Williken that I keep of this last visit to the museum a memory of flowers and trees in bloom and how beautiful they are. The Redon pastels and drawings I succeeded in purchasing are with their respective selling prices as follows: Pastels #7964 - exhibition catlg. #12. "St. Georges" $3,800.- (Three thousand eight hundred dollars). #7969 - exhibition catlg. #14 "St. Sebastian" $6,500.- (Six thousand five hundred dollars). #7971 - exhibition catlg. #13 "A la Derive" $8,000.- (Eight thousand dollars) #8039 - exhibition catlg. #10 "le Calvaire" $7,000.- Drawings: #7957 - exhibition catlg. #31 "Centaur au Violoncelle" $1,100.- (One thousand one hundred dollars). #[[strikethrough]] 7858 [[/strikethrough]]7958 - exhibition catlg. #30 "Ombre et Lumiere" $900.- (Nine hundred dollars) (since sold) #7959 - exhibition catlg. #32 "Evocation" $900.- (Nine hundred dollars) #8040 - exhibition catlg. #25 "profil sur fond de Feuillage" $1,100.- (One thousand one hundred dollars) #8041 - Exhibition catlg. #26 "Profil a Droite" $1,100.- Not included are two pastels of flowers which I realize are of continued page 2.