You only, if You do not wish to keep this work, – You

can send it to Kramer, – or in case one of Your

friends would like to have it, the price is 500 kroner. As for the small pen

drawings I wrote about previously. – You may

set a price on them, that You feel is fitting; – the

one entitled "moonlight" on the back, was perhaps not

worth sending, – it is an old drawing from my child-

hood and basically has no artistic value.

I shall look for more pen drawings, if they might be of

interest to You, I had been selected among the young Norwegian

painters to illustrate a planned exclusive edition of

Björnson, you see and Gyldendal forlag [publishing house] was very pleased

with my drawings, but they tried to lure me into following

completely in the footsteps of Werenskiold, – and I therefore became

averse to the entire undertaking and "gave up" on the offer. – I still

have the little drawing, that prompted my "acceptance", but

I am reluctant to part with it, – and besides it would

hardly interest most people, as it is little like most such

drawings, – one was forced to draw as "small" as

possible for the sake of reproducing it within the text, – Werenskiold’s

well-known drawings are therefore pure miniatures. – I hope

to hear from You whether the crate has arrived safely. I asked the

salesman to insure it. With best wishes Your N. Astrùp

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