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 Page 5 -  Conversation: Rosenberg + Kaufman .... / March

SR: As you know we represent the estate of Edward Stradmanus who was a good friend to both of us over the years. About 12 years ago I had one of his paintings hanging in my office and someone I didn�t know came into the gallery, glimpsed it, then came into the office and looked at, went almost white in the face and said, �Oh my God is that a De Kooning?

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JW: That�s unbelievable! (laughs)

SR: So I said no, no, it�s a Stradmanus and he said �Oh�� and walked away! (laughs)

JW: Well, that speaks volumes about the influence and effect of name recognition...

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