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Letter from Roger E. Fry to [H.C.] Frick, 24 January 1910 [page 1 of 5]

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Dear Mr. Frick.
Dear Mr. Frick.
I cabled you about the [[underlined: Vandyck]] which is certainly a fine sample. It is reproduced in Mr. Lionel [[strikethrough: Cut]] Custs' book on Vandyck and I also spoke to him about it. I do not [[?]] know what price was asked, but if you should not get this and "winds" give me an idea of what price you would go to for a first rate English example I have [[strikethrough: no]] little doubt that I could secure one without your having to pay the extravagant profits that the dealers now ask. But the only way is [[?]] things from private [[?]] is to have the same person that the dealers have of making a direct offer. With regard to the [[underlined: Vermeer.]] It is not a good example, not nearly so good as the one you [[?]] so that unless you decide with it I shall  
I cabled you about the [[underlined: Vandyck]] which is certainly a fine example. It is reproduced in Mr. Lionel [[strikethrough: Cut]] Custs' book on Vandyck and I also spoke to him about it. I do not [[?]] know what price was asked, but if you should not get this and "winds" give me an idea of what price you would go to for a first rate English example I have [[strikethrough: no]] little doubt that I could secure one without your having to pay the extravagant profits that the dealers now ask. But the only way is [[?]] things from private [[?]] is to have the same person that the dealers have of making a direct offer. With regard to the [[underlined: Vermeer.]] It is not a good example, not nearly so good as the one you [[?]] so that unless you decide with it I shall  
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in graphite and underlined: conted


in graphite and underlined: ? 50


Durtins. (Kindly not asdkin?) Guildford. Jan. 24, 1910. in graphite: " Purchase Brower"


[in graphite and circled: File]]


underlined: Private.


Dear Mr. Frick. I cabled you about the underlined: Vandyck which is certainly a fine example. It is reproduced in Mr. Lionel strikethrough: Cut Custs' book on Vandyck and I also spoke to him about it. I do not ? know what price was asked, but if you should not get this and "winds" give me an idea of what price you would go to for a first rate English example I have strikethrough: no little doubt that I could secure one without your having to pay the extravagant profits that the dealers now ask. But the only way is ? things from private ? is to have the same person that the dealers have of making a direct offer. With regard to the underlined: Vermeer. It is not a good example, not nearly so good as the one you ? so that unless you decide with it I shall [end of page]