Kjære Kramer!

Kùn et par ord i hast! Tak for brevet!

Kreyberg kan god faa Salome og billedet for

1000 og endnù lidt mindre.

Jeg sender i dag i fölge löfte: "Fagrevat-

net – Kl. 2 morgen". – Jeg synes det er

noget skit – holder paa med et storre af

samme motiv – Nei formatet var

nok for lidet saa alt er bleven for

knapt – Kanske jeg tör bebyrde dig med

at spænde det op paa ramme – kanske

der kùnde stjæles ind 1 – a 1½ cm. ved at

tage en blindramme som var lidt större

end den jeg brùgte – jeg tænkte at sende

den med – men posten cyklede i dag og

da kùnde han vanskelig tage saa stor pakke

med. Dù faar være saa venlig at fylde lidt

maling paa kanterne i fald dù klarer at

rùnde ind lidt af det knappe format –

Ja det var nok e en ùheldig "standard" for

lærreder. "Holm's" lever bra – "hùsherren"

har alt gjort vældige indkjöb af antiqùite-

ter – han er endnù flinkere end Engel til

at faa billigt kjöb paa gamle tepper

Lidt fernis maa dù være saa venlig at

give begge disse sidste billeder.

Angaaende portræittering a T.N. saa faar

det vel være til engang i november naar

statens udstilling kommer til Bergen

jeg kvier mig paa det da Kr.berg. jo er

meget sær og vel ogsaa forfængelig.

Bedste hilsen fra alle her

Din Astrup

Dear Kramer!

Just a few words in haste! Thanks for the letter! 

Kreyberg is welcome to have Salome and the picture for

1000 and even a little less.

I am sending today in keeping with my promise: “Fagrevat-

net – 2 o’clock in the morning”. – I think it is a

piece of shite – am working on a larger one of

the same motif – Well the format was

probably too little so everything has become too

diminished – May I perhaps burden you with

stretching it on a support – maybe

sneak 1 – 1½ cm. into it by

using a support that was slightly larger

than the one I used – I thought of sending

it along – but the postman came by bicycle today and

so it was impossible for him to take such a large package

with him. Would you be so kind as to fill in a little

paint along the edges in case you are able to

round out a little of the diminished format –

Well it was probably an unfortunate “standard size” for

canvases. “Holm's” is doing well – “the master of the house”

has already made copious acquisitions of an-

tiques – he is even better than Engel

at buying old carpets at a bargain price

Will you be so kind as to give a little 

varnish to both these latest pictures.

When it comes to the portrait of aforementioned it will

probably have to be some time in November when

the government exhibition comes to Bergen

I dread doing it since Kr.berg. is a

very strange type and probably also vain.

Best wishes from all of us here

Your Astrup