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Letter from Charles S. Carstairs to Henry Clay Frick, 2 October 1908
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good weather. This is a beautiful place & a charming hotel. We stay until Monday night and then go to Madrid. There is just an opportunity of getting something. I would like to get you a really fine Goya, he is such a beautiful painter at his best, also a really splendid Velasquez, this of course may never come but let us hope so. I will return here and motor to Monte Carlo by way of Pau, | good weather. This is a beautiful place & a charming hotel. We stay until Monday night and then go to Madrid. There is just an opportunity of getting something. I would like to get you a really fine Goya, he is such a beautiful painter at his best, also a really splendid Velasquez, this of course may never come but let us hope so. I will return here and motor to Monte Carlo by way of Pau, Toulouse, Avignon. I have to go to Turin to see some pictures also to Genoa & possibly to Rome to see a Van Dyck. Also to the Austrian | ||
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HOTEL DU PALAIS BIARRITZ DIRECTION PATTARD
opportunities you can gradually get together really representative examples. You must remember you cant make a mistake by buying, for you can always resell [[.]] The great mistake in our business is the failure to appreciate the desirability of a picture when it is to be had. I notice this trait in many dealers and a proper knowledge of what should be bought is 90% of our business.
We came here by motor arriving Sunday night, a most beautiful run and
good weather. This is a beautiful place & a charming hotel. We stay until Monday night and then go to Madrid. There is just an opportunity of getting something. I would like to get you a really fine Goya, he is such a beautiful painter at his best, also a really splendid Velasquez, this of course may never come but let us hope so. I will return here and motor to Monte Carlo by way of Pau, Toulouse, Avignon. I have to go to Turin to see some pictures also to Genoa & possibly to Rome to see a Van Dyck. Also to the Austrian
In pencil, lower right corner of page [HC.316.016]
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