4 Chesterfield Street

London, W.

July 19th, 1923

Monsieur Paul Rosenberg
21 Rue de la Boétie
Paris.

My dear Monsieur Rosenberg,

After leaving you on Thursday evening of last week, Mr. Mortimer and I went to see Picasso who was good enough to show us some things. I bought a large female head with hair streaming out behind for which I have today sent my cheque to Monsieur Picasso. I asked M. Picasso to notify you of the sale and to give the picture to you to have it packed with my other things bought from yourself. If M. Picasso has not yet given you this picture would you be so good as to send for it and to have it packed flat with my things bought from you. It certainly must not be rolled, as of course I know you realize, but as some employee might not realize. I am sorry to give you this extra bother and do hope that M. Picasso has notified you of this picture before you have had the other things packed.

I shall write you in a few days informing you whether to send all my things to the address I gave you in New York or to a different address, which is possible. You will then address and send nothing until you receive this next letter from me.

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PAUL ROSENBERG

ADRESSE TÉLÉGRAPHIQUE
ELPÉROSEN - PARIS

RUE DE LA BOËTIE N° 21

TEL. ÉLYSÉE, 45-11. PARIS

Le 23 - 7 - 23

A Monsieur SCOFIELD THAYER
4, CHESTERFIELD STREET
LONDRES W.

Cher Monsieur,

J'ai l'honneur de vous accuser ré-
ception de votre lettre du 19 crt.

En effet, Monsieur PICASSO m'a remis,
pour vous être expédié, un dessin NON FIXE.

Sur son avis et sur ma propre expé-
rience, nous avons jugé qu'il était nécessaire d'isoler
ce dessin _non fixé_ par une glace, laquelle glace serait
le plus sommairement encadrée afin d'éviter qu'elle ne
se brise par suite de ses grandes dimensions. Le montant
de la facture de ce petit travail protecteur se monte
à frs 92. ,que je vous prie de vouloir bien me faire
tenir,

Je suis très sensible à vos éloges,
et vous en remercie bien sincèrement.

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Je vous serais particulièrement
réconnaissant de vouloir bien me faire parvenir le
plus tôt possible vos instructions pour l'expédition
de vos différents achats, l'employé qui a ma procuration
au Consulat des Etats-Unis part dès la fin du mois en
vacances.

Je vous prie d'agréer, Cher Monsieur,
mes salutations distinguées.

Pr.Mr.PAUL ROSENBERG:

4 Chesterfield Street

London, W.

July 24th, 1923

My dear Mr. Rosenberg,

Thank you for your letter informing me that the drawing I bought
from Picasso himself is not fixé. Would it perhaps be better to
have the drawing fixé? Or do you feel, or did Picasso feel, that the
drawing would lose anything by being fixé? In case either you or
Picasso feels that it might be aesthetically disadvantaged to the
drawing to have it fixé, by all means leave the drawing as it is. I
merely suggest the procedure of having it fixé in case you and Picasso
agree that it would not be disadvantageous to the drawing to have it
fixé. I leave then this matter to you.

I enclose my cheque for Fr.92 in case you do not decide to have
it fixé. In case you do decide to have it fixé you can communicate
with me in New York and we can arrange our accounts accordingly.

Please send all the pictures to me as follows :-

Scofield Thayer Esq.
care of Keer, Maurer & Co.
New York City. U.S.A.

Thanking you again for your many courtesies to me I remain

Sincerely yours,