Letter from Roger Fry to Henry Clay Frick, 30 October 1911 [page 4 of 8]
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[begin page 4 of 8]
not I think repainted but the ironing has unfortunately flattened
out the original impasto with the result that though they are perfectly right in general effect they are not strongly characteristic nor is the painting incisive or expressive. The
same has happened to some extent to the paper which he holds in his hands. On the other hand the white scarf is in perfect and brilliant condition.
The signature is beyond cavil and the
[end page 4 of 8]
not I think repainted but the ironing has unfortunately flattened
out the original impasto with the result that though they are perfectly right in general effect they are not strongly characteristic nor is the painting incisive or expressive. The
same has happened to some extent to the paper which he holds in his hands. On the other hand the white scarf is in perfect and brilliant condition.
The signature is beyond cavil and the
[end page 4 of 8]
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Fry, Roger Eliot, 1866-1934, “Letter from Roger Fry to Henry Clay Frick, 30 October 1911 [page 4 of 8],” Transcribe Frick, accessed April 28, 2024, https://transcribe.frick.org/index.php/items/show/2143.