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January 3, 1952

Dear Henry:

Your good longhand letter crossed mine of anguish, I would say, sent to Francis, as Harold's manner of speaking truly dramatized the situation.

Be this as it may, however, you can realize how greatly relieved and delighted I was to receive your long, so very cordial, and interesting epistle.

Misery generally enjoys company. Let me say that my holidays too were mainly spent in bed with a rather depressing grippy cold, which present weather conditions do not help cure.

We shall forget however our [[strikethrough]] pure [[/strikethrough]] poor physical selves and seek an uplift in our love for the beautiful, and in this connection I was so pleased to read of your reaction to Gordon's show. I was afraid by showing such enthusiasm for it you would have been disappointed....

I have had Len's visit and my report is completely negative as regards results, for though he seemed to admire both the Ingres and the Courbet he expressed no further desire to purchase them. It is nevertheless always a great pleasure to see him, as his comments are most interesting and his taste so very refined, but I must say that even though I have now known him for a good many years it is difficult to tell how he will respond to a work of art.

It was so pleasant to read your comments about the Redon show and to hear how well it was received by Clevelanders.

By same mail I am writing to Mr. Milliken in reference to a great Rouault retrospective which is being organized in Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels, for which Mr. Bernard Dorival writes they are of course anxious to have your "Head of Christ"?

As a last paragraph allow me to recommend that you take it easy and not rush back to work until you feel completely alright. These nasty viruses have a way of becoming lively

t.s.v.p.

TP