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3 East 51st Street,
New York City,
March 11th, 1935.

My dear Germain:

MRS. OTTO KAHN - I heard that Mrs. Kahn had sold in Europe her CARPACCIO.

JULES BACHE - I also heard that some of the pictures of the Bache Collection are for sale. If this is the case, I will confirm it to you by wire, as certain pictures might interest some of the European clientele.

Outside of that I have nothing very much to tell you.

BOSTON - I had a very nice letter from Edgell, telling me that although everybody liked our LAUTREC, they had an opportunity to buy such a fine MANET that they bought it. It is certainly the Furst picture. I don't like this particular picture, but it certainly show that Manets can be sold.

ED. G. ROBINSON - I have been given by Stravinksy the name of a new client. It is the cinema actor, Edward G. Robinson, and I am told he has a Monet, Pissaro, Renoir, Van Gogh, etc.; he is interested in this school and some of his pictures come from Marrie Harrimann.

March 12th, 1935.

I went to a cocktail party at Boutet de Monvel's yesterday, where there were quantities of interesting people, such as Mrs. Myron TAYLOR, Mrs. CHADWICK, Malvina HOFFMAN, Mrs. Charles MITCHELLL, Mrs. Murray CRANE, etc., and also the elegant dealers, such as the firm of Durand-Ruel and Knoedlers.

VIGEE LE BURN - / GEO. BLUMENTHAL - Following the information I had that the Museum was contemplating other purchases, I went to see George Blumenthal, with whom I spent half an hour and could not have been nicer. He came the same afternoon to look at the Vigée le Brun. I don't think he fell madly in love with it, but he was tempted by the price and the importance of the picture.. He noticed a long crack on the top of the picture, where the stretcher rubbed against the old canvas, so I explained to him that the picture was on its original canvas, which was very rare, and that Baron Edmond always prided himself on buying pictures in that condition. But once more, I don't think that this is of interest to anybody here and certainly the picture needs re-stretching and is not in the perfect condition in which it should be, to be shown to American buyers. However, Wehle certainly has some interest in the picture, as George Blumenthal knew that I was coming to him to speak about the Vigée le Brun.

We discussed the WIMPFHEIMER picture, as it appears that Mrs. Wimpfheimer is very badly in need of money, that she has to pay large taxes at the end of this years, and two months have elapsed and she has not been able to sell anything but the small PATER.

G.B. inferred to me that with higher taxation he thinks the value of art is going down, and I have the felling [[feeling]] that he considers $50,000.- a top price for anything except a few extraordinary pictures.

t.s.v.p.....

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adjusted the Brun Blumenthal header to follow the format of other double headers on similar letters., fixed typo. back to review. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-02 13:58:57 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-05 01:48:47