J. F. Willumsen
1912-09-30
Afsender
Jens Ferdinand Willumsen
Modtager
Martin Birnbaum
Dokumentindhold
Birnbaum har i et telegram bedt Willumsen om at sende de to værker af Goya og El Greco til New York. Willumsen vil dog ikke sende malerierne afsted uden nogen form for økonomisk sikkerhedsgaranti. Han mener desuden, at de rige amerikanske kunstsamlere sagtens kan få deres kunstopkøbere til at rejse forbi Danmark.
Transskription
30 Sept 1912
My dear Mr Birnbaum.
Received your telegram of 29 Sept
from this I learn that you want me to send the Greco and Goya pictures over to New York.
This is not to easy to do for some reasons. You must give me some more explanations; and you will understand that one can not send away so valuable pictures without some surety. With this I mean, that the money – 43000 Dollars – must first be deposited in an english bank, which has connections with "den danske Landmandsbank" in Copenhagen.
Besides the rich american collectors always have agents or counsellors in Europe, who easely can make this little trip to Copenhagen to look at the pictures.
Yours faithfully
J. F W.
Omtalte genstande
El Greco: Hyrdernes tilbedelse (ca. 1568-1569)
Tempera på træ, 63 x 76 cm.
J.F. Willumsen Museum, G.S. 345
Evt.: Goya: Hoved af en mand (udat.)
Oliefarve på træ, 14.3 x 12.4 cm.
J.F. Willumsens Museum, G.S. 48