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5 E 57th., St.
New York, October 26th, 1946

Dear F-G,

I have two letters of yours to acknowledge and for which I thank you. In answer to your's of October 18th., re the "Red" Renoir, I believe, judging, of course, from the photograph, that such a painting could probably be sold around 5,000. to 6,000., but off-hand I repeat, judging from the photograph, I am not terribly keen about it. For your information, the data you gave me, in connection therewith, is correct.

I have seen Elsie Mendl, and she was extremely pleasant and told me how much she enjoyed seeing you and having your visit at Versailles. Very delicately I approached the subject of her drawings and got very little reaction. The only one was that she was going to have them all photographed, and if I'm not mistaken, Geffroy is in charge of this undertaking. On the other hand, I approached her in a very direct manner as regards the Savonnerie rug, and in fact, have just received an answer from Mrs. Ogden Armour advising me that she had already sold the Savonnerie several years ago to a New York firm. I shall see now whether I can get any further data from them.

MADELINE: Thanks a lot for attending to this matter. If twenty she claims is not enough shy don't you give her another five or ten. However, I wrote Peck, and I don't know whether he told you that according to Madeleine's list there is still missing, a Legumeir en Enargent, an  also a "Monstre" by Riccio. These are, of course, the main items, as I am making no reference to smaller items which we have just to forget about.

PRINCESS GOURIELLI: whom you mentioned in your letter of October 21st., I shall try and see her, but she has always been very difficult to contact here in New York. I am very much interested in her large La Fresnaye "Brouette", and I shall take the matter up with Armand.

On the other hand I am distressed not to have heard from you as regards the Garreau-Dombasles, for as I wrote to Francoise and to you, I postponed answering them until I had heard from you, and I am afraid that they will think me quite rude by now.