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March 21/96,

My dear Tryon:
I made two or three attempts to-day to write you but found so many interruptions occasioned by business and the fact that I am still rather weak, I must at the last dictate you a few lines concerning the "Day
 Break".

I arrived at my home Saturday evening in perfect condition, and yesterday being Sunday I had ample opportunity to familiarize myself with the picture. I moved it about from room to room and placed it in varying condition of light. The affects so produced were extremely interesting and showed to advantage its extremely subtle qualities. I must agree with you that in this respect it is not unusual and I think exceeds any other picture I know. I was surprised too with the great beauty in certain low lights, lights so dull that the pink in the sky would be merely suggested. Of course it is finest with a fair amount of top light. I am sure that I will find many new beauties in the picture as I familiarize myself with it, but I am already impressed with its marvellous interpretation of the mystery accompanying day-break during the spring days. The moist atmosphere and morning dampness are weirdly and beautifully shown, and every inch of the picture seems complete and perfect.

I want to congratulate you most sincerely on the great success you have made it, and I need not add how proud I am to possess it. It is not entirely different from anything else I have of your work and at the same time in complete harmony with the earlier pictures. I think when you put in the finishing touches to the sky you must have had in mind the pink flush on the big white [[dawn]].

I expect to go east some time about the 10th of April. Shall you be in town then or at Dartmouth?

Yours very sincerely,
Freer

Mr. D.W. Tryon,
226 West 59th St., New York

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