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GRAND CENTRAL ART GALLERIES 
INCORPORATED
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
15 VANDERBILT AVENUE
NEW YORK

Ans April 14th

April 3, 1936

MURRAY HILL 2-2413
CABLE GRANDART

Mr. H. O. Tanner,
43 rue des Fleurus,
Paris Vie, France. 

Dear Mr. Tanner:-

I have just received your note of March 23rd and just this morning have received a letter from Mr. Haverty, in which he says that he is calling on us to reimburse him for the price he paid for the picture - $1000, I believe. He says that he has been very patient about waiting to hear from us and from you but so far nothing has happened and he does not wish to be delayed any longer. I am writing him today, asking if he won't wait until I have time to get a reply from you.

Now, haven't you three or four good unframed canvases around the studio that you could have boxed and sent to us at once? You don't need to bother to frame them - I will take care of that, but I think if you could send something fully as large or larger than the one he had so that he would feel that he was really being well taken care of we might be able to pacify him. I am sure it would be a great deal of hardship on you or us to have to pay him a thousand dollars at the present time but I think he means what he says and we will have to do something right away. 

I am sure you must have some good canvases and even if the are not what you like maybe he will like them. If, however, you absolutely haven't anything to send, are there any in the United States anywhere that belong to you that we could get and, as a last resort, if you can't do either of these things - would you be willing to write me that you would paint another picture to order for Mr. Haverty, letting him indicate what biblical subject he would prefer and that you would undoubtedly have the picture ready for delivery by June or July 1st? I would appreciate it if you would send me a cablegram "collect" upon receipt of this letter so that I can write Mr. Haverty and assure him of your willingness to take care of this matter in a way that will be entirely satisfactory to him.