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Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675, Girl Interrupted at Her Music Folder contains list of correspondence concerning the loan, receipt showing removal of paintings from 640 Fifth Ave. to the museum, and letters from Bryson Burroughs of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, and M. Knoedler & amp; Co. 12 6 Beatty, J.W. (John William), 1869-1941, The Potato Field 1910 Exhibited at The Art Society, Pittsburgh, Pa. Folder contains letter from Beatty to Frick, envelope with notes re: the loan, and newspaper clipping. 12 7 "Loan Exhibition of Pictures from the Collection of Henry C. Frick" 1910 Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass, 1-15 December 1910. Folder contains checklist of paintings loaned (fifty in all), published by the Merrymount Press. 12 8 Paintings in the Collection of Henry Clay Frick [1925] Illustrated catalog containing descriptions of 89 works on display at One East 70th Street. Includes a supplemental list of paintings at the back of the volume. While no author is identified, research indicates the catalog was compiled by James Howard Bridge at Henry Clay Frick's request. The catalog bears no date, but based on the paintings described within, it is inferred to be the second edition, which appeared in 1925. A copy of the first edition of this catalog, published in 1915, can be found in the Henry Clay Frick Art Collection Files, The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives. See: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series: Voucher Files (Nos. 5053, 5204, 5221, and 7835) for printing and binding charges in connection with the first edition of this catalog. Return to Top » Subseries IV: Correspondence, 1895-1919, undated Consists of both incoming and outgoing correspondence. Incoming correspondence largely concerns requests by individuals and groups to visit the galleries in the Frick residence at One East 70th Street. Copies of Frick's replies are sometimes included; at other times a penciled note designating the day of the visit appears on the request. This subseries also contains one letterpress book of Frick’s outgoing correspondence on matters relating to his art collection. Materials are arranged chronologically. Box Folder Date 12 9 Letterpress book 1895- 1918 Contains 246 pages of outgoing letters re: art purchases, works exhibited, paintings not purchased, and administrative details. Indexed by correspondent at the front of the volume. 12 10-11 Requests to visit the gallery at One East 70th Street 1914- 1919, undated Return to Top » Subseries V: Works Not Purchased, 1897, 1911-1919 This subseries contains correspondence, lists, notes, descriptions, vouchers, invoices, and customs forms documenting works offered to Henry Clay Frick for purchase. Reasons for rejection are not always given. Some are due to the high cost of the work being offered, while others relate to questions of authenticity, or a lack of willingness on the part of the owner to sell. This is not a complete list of works offered to Frick. Other examples can be found in the Correspondence series of the Henry Clay Frick Papers, and the Henry Clay Frick Art Collection Files. Materials in this subseries are arranged chronologically. Box Folder Date 12 12 Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, [Unnamed work] 1897 Offered by B. De Joinville, New York, N.Y. Folder contains letter from Joinville with notes in Frick's hand. -- -- Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, Voltaire [bronze bust] 1906 On approval from Duveen Brothers, New York, in 1906. Returned to the dealer. See: Eagle Rock Papers, Series: Furnishings (Duveen).
-- -- Lippi, Fra Filippo [follower of], Madonna and Child 1906 On approval from Duveen Brothers, New York, 1906. See: Eagle Rock Papers, Series: Furnishings (Duveen). -- -- Pollaiuolo, Piero, ca. 1443-1496, Portrait of a Lady 1906 On approval from Duveen Brothers, New York, 1906. See: Eagle Rock Papers, Series: Furnishings (Duveen). 12 13 Van Dyck, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641, [Unnamed work described as "life size equestrian portrait of a Genoese nobleman"] 1909 Offered for sale by Luigi Ricci, London, England. Folder contains correspondence between Frick, Ricci, and Roger Fry, who examined the work on Frick's behalf and offered his opinion. -- -- Tarbell, Edmund Charles, 1862-1938, Portrait of Henry Clay Frick and Helen Clay Frick Commissioned by Henry Clay Frick, 1910; returned to the artist, 1911. See: Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence (Edmund C. Tarbell) for letters from the artist regarding this portrait. -- -- Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828, Tirana 1911 Offered for purchase through Ricardo Madrazo, Madrid, Spain, but the owner of the painting (the Marquise de Valdestamos) withdrew before the transaction was completed. See: Box 9, Folder 29 of this series for documentation. 12 14 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, [Unnamed work] 1911 Offered for purchase through Meyer de Stadelhofen, Geneva, [Switzerland], via Marika Ogiz, former governess to Helen Clay Frick. Folder contains correspondence between with Roger Fry, Meyer de Stadelhofen, and Marika Ogiz. 12 15 Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, Erasmus Von Rotterdam 1912 Offered by J.H. Dunn and H. Silva White, London, England. Folder contains red envelope (no number), correspondence with White and Dunn, and a description of the painting. 12 16 Pictures deposited with Christie, Mason & Woods by A. M. Grenfell 1914 Folder contains list of 65 works (presumed to be from the collection of Grenfell's uncle, Sir George Holford.), as well as letters from Grenfell and Robert C. Fleming. Artists represented include the following: Lawrence, Gainsborough, Van Dyck, Titian, Reynolds, Maes, and Cuyp. -- -- Boucher, François, 1703-1770, Les graces et l'amour, Jupiter and Callisto, and Angelic and Medor Offered for sale by Knoedler in 1915, along with Boucher's Bust of a Young Girl Holding Flowers, La Musique, and Le Dessin. See: Box 10, Folder 23 of this series for more information. -- -- Titian, ca. 1488-1576, Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto [also referred to as the Bridgewater Titians] Frick inquired about the possibility of purchasing these works in February 1916. See letterpress book in Subseries II: Correspondence for letters from Frick to Alfred Anson (pp. 213 and 216), Frick to Duveen (p. 228), Frick to H.G. Haines (p. 230), and cables between Duveen and Lockett Agnew (p.229). 12 17 Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, Bust of Mlle. La Clairon 1916- 1917 Offered for sale by Duveen Bros. in 1916, but authenticity was questioned by Charles Henry Hart, and the bust was returned to Duveen in 1919.
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Page 5 and 6: 1 10 Woodwell, Joseph R., 1842-1911
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Page 13 and 14: Purchased 21 August 1899 from M. Kn
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Page 31 and 32: Pink: Portrait of Mrs. Frances Leyl
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