Letter from Charles L. Knoedler to Henry Clay Frick, 18 February 1899

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LETTERHEAD M. KNOEDLER & CO., SUCCESSORS TO GOUPIL & CO., 355 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. CABLE ADDRESSES. KNOEDLER _ NEW YORK. KNOEDLER _ PARIS. PARIS OFFICE, 2 RUE GLÜCK. /LETTERHEAD

RUBBER STAMP OFFICE OF H. C. FRICK. FEB 20 1899 Ans'd /RUBBER STAMP

February 18th, 1899.

Mr. H. C. Frick, Pittsburg, Pa.

My Dear Mr. Frick:-

Your kind letter was duly received yesterday.

I am very glad that you are satisfied with the information I gave you.

The paintings at the Clarke sale brought very high prices again last evening as you will see from enclosed clipping, which will give you an idea of the spirit and interest shown.

We have just come into possession of a very important work by Rousseau, entitled "A farm in the Woods", originally of the Secretan collection. It is the same size as the one you liked so much in Paris last summer, and in my opinion it is of better quality. It is merely by the greatest piece of luck that we happened to get it yesterday and I thought I would notify you so that you could have the first chance to see it. If you like I will send it on for your inspection. The price to you will be $25000.- but it worth more than the other which you offered $30000.- for last summer.

In the Secretan catalog it is described:-

"Farm in the woods,"

Second plan, a green slope. A farm or rather several huts under a number of trees; the sun brightens up the top of this slope; the thatches on the roof; the walls brightened by the cement; the trees which are over the huts and a road which goes through to the

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