Material concerning the sale of part of the stock of Eugene Cremetti Esq of the McLean Galleries, Haymarket

Includes:

-three newspaper cuttings concerning the prices of paintings belonging to Eugene Cremetti sold at auction on 1 June 1923, including 'The Rescue' by Millais and 'Pancake Day' by Josef Israels

-newspaper cutting concerning Mr Eugene Cremetti's career in picture dealing prior to his retirement from the business in 1923

-newspaper cutting with an obituary of Mr Eugene Cremetti

-newspaper cutting concerning the estate of Mr Eugene Cremetti

-letter from Mr Frank Rinder, dated 5 June 1923, concerning the purchase of 'The Rescue' by Millais for the Victoria Art Gallery, Melbourne. This letter has hand-written notes on the painting by Frank Rinder for Robert's use in his Times article

-two typed pages of an article, probably by William Roberts, concerning 'The Rescue' by Millais

8 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1923) Modern pictures and drawings and a few old pictures of the British and continental schools. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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