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noted, along with cross references to additional documentation. When applicable, data about the disposition of a work is also given. Box Folder Date 1 1 Bill Book No. 1 [Original] 1881- 1900 Contains invoices, correspondence, provenance information, telegrams and newspaper clippings for various art acquisitions glued onto the pages of one volume. Indexed at the front of the volume by artist, title, and correspondent. Arrangement is generally chronological, with some exceptions. The bulk of the volume concerns purchases made from 1895-1898, but also documents acquisitions made 1881, 1887, and 1888, and includes one letter from 1900. Correspondents include Jules Breton, Charles Carstairs and Roland Knoedler of M. Knoedler & Co., Jean Charles Cazin, Francis Davis Millet, and Arthur Tooth of Arthur Tooth and Sons. This volume is closed to researchers due to condition. A bound photocopy can be found in the Henry Clay Art Collection Files in The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives. 1 2 Jiménez Aranda, Luis, 1845-1928, In the Louvre or Une Revelation 1881, undated Purchased 24 March 1881 from William Schaus, New York, N.Y. Folder contains red envelope (No. 1) and photocopy of invoice. See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p. 65). 1 3 Lessi, Tito, 1858-1917, The Reader or Reading the Newspaper 1887, undated Purchased 26 October 1887 from Charles Sedelmeyer, New York, N.Y. Folder contains red envelope (No. 2) and photocopy of invoice. See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p. 66). 1 4 Meyer, Johann Georg, 1813-1886, The Darlings 1888, undated Purchased 4 November 1887 from John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, Pa. Folder contains red envelope (No. 3) and photocopies of letter and receipt from Wanamaker. See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter and receipt (p. 66). 1 5 Andreoni, Orazio, active 1884-1893, Preghiera and two bust portraits 1893 Purchased 15 April 1893 from the artist. Folder contains invoice only. 1 6 Knight, Ridgway, 1839-1924, Coming from the Garden 1894 Purchased 28 May 1894 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. Folder contains accounts payable voucher only. 1 7 Wall, A. Bryan, 1861-1935, Sheep Picture undated Purchased 1895 or earlier from [?] Folder contains red envelope (No. 12) only. 1 8 Jacquet, Jean Gustave, 1846-1909, Manon undated Purchased 1895 or earlier from [?] Folder contains red envelope (No. 13) only. 1 9 Harnett, [William Michael], [1848-1892], Still Life undated Purchased 1895 or earlier from [?] Folder contains red envelope (No. 14) only.
1 10 Woodwell, Joseph R., 1842-1911, Landscape undated Purchased 1895 or earlier [from the artist?] Folder contains red envelope (No. 15) only. 1 11 Hammer, [John J.], [d.1906], Gloucester Harbor undated Purchased 1895 or earlier from [?] Folder contains red envelope (No. 16) only. Painting presented to Joseph Woodwell. 1 12 Rico, Martin, 1833-1908, Fishermen's Houses at Venice 1895, undated Purchased 20 April 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. Folder contains red envelope (No. 4), and accounts payable voucher (No. 813). 1 13 Robie, Jean-Baptiste, 1821-1899, Flowerpiece 1895, undated Purchased 24 April 1895 from J.J. Gillespie & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Folder contains red envelope (No. 5), and photocopy of invoice. See: Bill Book No. 1 for original invoice (p. 67). 1 14 Bouguereau, William Adolphe, 1825-1905, Espieglerie 1895, undated Purchased 4 June 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. Folder contains red envelope (No. 6), accounts payable voucher (No. 866), letter from Charles Knoedler, and canceled check. 1 15 Breton, Jules, 1827-1906, The Last Gleanings 1895, undated Purchased 23 August 1895 from [?]; sold to M. Knoedler & Co., 31 December 1906. Folder contains red envelope (No. 7), and photocopy of a letter from the artist (with translation). See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter and translation (pp. 39 and 41), and Bill Book No. 2 for sale information (p. 39). 1 16 Cazin, Jean-Charles, 1841-1901, Sunday Evening in a Miner's Village 1895, undated Purchased [?] August 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. Folder contains red envelope (No. 8), and photocopied translation of a letter from the artist. See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter (p. 35). 1 17 Cazin, Jean-Charles, 1841-1901, The Pool - Grey Night 1895, undated Purchased [?] August 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, N.Y. Folder contains red envelope (No. 9), and photocopied translation of a letter from the artist (same as above.) See: Bill Book No. 1 for original letter (p. 35). 1 18 Jacque, Charles Emile, 1813-1894, Minding the Flock 1895, undated Purchased [?] August 1895 from M. Knoedler & Co, New York, N.Y. Folder contains red envelope (No. 10), and photocopies of invoice and biographical information about the artist. See: Bill Book No. for original invoice (p. 3) and biographical data (p. 7). 1 19 Chartran, Théobald, 1849-1907, Portrait of Martha Frick 1914, undated
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Page 13 and 14: Purchased 21 August 1899 from M. Kn
Page 15 and 16: See: Bill Book No. 2 for invoice (p
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Page 31 and 32: Pink: Portrait of Mrs. Frances Leyl
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