Material concerning the sale paintings by Canaletto and Rembrandt sold at auction on 11 June 1920

Includes:

-newspaper concerning the forthcoming sale of the Duke of Leeds's Venetian scenes by Canaletto

-newspaper concerning the forthcoming sale of an unknown Rembrandt

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of pictures sold at auction on 11 June 1920, including paintings by Canaletto and Rembrandt

-newspaper cutting the purchase of the Rembrandt painting of Heraclitus and Democritus bought at auction by Mr Jacques Goudstikker

-newspaper cutting in Dutch concerning the a reborn Rembrandt (een herboren Rembrandt)

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the cleaning of the Rembrandt canvas of Heraclitus and Democritus sold at auction on 11 June 1920

-newspaper cutting of a letter to the Times from William Roberts, dated 14 June 1920, concerning the Rembrandt painting of Heraclitus and Democritus

-letter from T. H. Ward, dated 14 June 1920, concerning Roberts' letter to the Times concerning the Rembrandt painting of Heraclitus and Democritus

-postcard from C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague, postmarked 30 June 1920, concerning the Rembrandt painting of Heraclitus and Democritus

-one page of hand-written research notes probably by William Roberts on a pair of early English school portraits of the Misses Drinkald, lot 20 in the auction sale of 11 June 1920

-two pages of type-written research notes concerning John Playfair

14 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1920) Venetian views ... ancient and modern pictures and drawings. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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