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A mysterious American collector, who has withheld his name, purchased Augustus John’s famous portrait of Madame Suggia for the sum of $50,000. A vain effort was made to raise this sum by subscription to purchase the picture for the British nation. However, the purchaser is graciously permitting it to be hung for a while in one of the British National Museums before transporting it to America.
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