Just a few words in all haste. – I am sending today 2

prints of the Billy–goat – should the person in question not

like these, I will send new prints later. Shetelig’s

should either have it cheap or receive another print in addition, –

("thrown into" the purchase – (whichever you desire of the black and white prints).

As for "The Rainbow", which You ask about, it can

be sold – I do not know, which You and Inger have

~~have~~ chosen, – if the one left over is the jubilee print,

then it must not be sold to a museum or collector,

as it was printed before the blocks were completed – they were

not completely finished, before the blocks were burned –

Kaland wrote to me and was very excited about

Your print of The Rainbow ("The Sailboat") he calls

it – – I have thought of engraving new blocks,

when I I at some point have the time to look at Your print, – I

was so dissatisfied with this woodcut, when I made

it, – but when both Kaland and Mùnch find it

good, then perhaps it was better, than I thought, and is

perhaps worth spending time on carving in new

blocks, – I did not have blocks that were large enough, and it caused me

difficulty and annoyance back then. If You send the jubilee print

to me, I shall improve it a bit – I have kept one of

the plates. Pardon my handwriting – I have been toiling in the ground and

have difficulty holding the pen. Greetings from

Engel and Your devoted

Text in the bottom left:

Can You give me some

advice regarding gastric catarrh,

it is quite nasty

lately? Pardon this.

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