Letters received, 1952-1973.

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Letters received, 1952-1973.

Collection consists of two letters from Robert R. Endicott, 1972 and 1973, discussing the art market and also concerning appraisals for Old Master paintings destroyed in a fire; a letter from Ellis K. Waterhouse, 1957, regarding a Gainsborough portrait (ca. 1786) of Lady Impey from the collection of Lord Curzon; and three letters from M.J. Friedländer containing expert opinions on a variety of Old Master paintings and drawings, 1952-1953. With a copy of an expert opinion by Friedrich Winkler (1963), and a letter from G.R. Howell, archivist, New York State Library, to Miss Ester E. Hull, April 21, 1894, regarding a portrait of Columbus that she wishes to sell.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8246378

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Weitzner, Julius, -1986

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Art historian, dealer and expert. From the description of Letters received, 1952-1973. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80500972 ...

Waterhouse, Ellis Kirkham, 1905-

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British art historian and writer, museum director, editor, teacher, and connoisseur. Director, National Galleries of Scotland, 1947-1952, the Barber Institute, Birmingham, 1952-1970. Publications include: Painting in Britain, 1530-1790 (1953), Gainsborough (1953), Reynolds (1955), Italian Baroque Painting (1962), Baroque Painting in Rome (1937), and numerous articles and reviews. From the description of Notebooks and research files, 1801-1987 (bulk 1924-1979). (Getty Research Institu...

Winkler, Friedrich, 1888-

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Friedländer, Max J., 1867-1958

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German art historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Amsterdam, to Edmund Schilling, [1953 Feb. 16]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270752355 Max Jakob Friedländer was a German art historian and museum director, perhaps best known for the eleven-volume Die altniederländische Maleri. He studied in Munich, Florence, and Leipzig, and began a long association with the Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin, in 1896. Widely respected as an author, col...

Endicott, Robert R.

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