much in my own interest that You have a print of

each of my woodcuts – and I think You should

have a percentage of the sale when You are so

kind as to sell for me – and when You refuse

to accept it – then at least You should

keep one print of each type.

I appreciate very much that You criticise unreservedly, –

"The bust" in colour that You do not like – just burn it –

I made it almost as an experiment

and wished – as You may remember I said – only to hear

Your opinion about it. – Would You be so kind

as to return it and any other inferior

prints which You may have lying about so that

I can hide them away myself – as a warning

for any future woodcuts that I might

make. What do You think of "The Fisherman" and the other

new ones? – they are also made almost

as "exercises" – during my illness this past winter.

I see that You have sold a couple of them: "The Fisherman" for Kr. 80

wasn’t that a rather high price? You ask me

furthermore what I think of the prices – "Grain Poles"

at 70 Kr. is a lot but in comparison "The Fisherman" is

even more expensive, for I can print 5–10 fishermen

while I print one "Grain Poles", if it is to

be very good – and in addition I am not at such

risk of "misprints" with the first as with the last.

But Miss Moe might well have an "added" print for

the sake of the expensive fisherman?

Then You ask about the price of "The Death Scene" for Kinck

– well Jappe Nielsen has euthanized the dead man one more

time – so that print is no longer sellable

and I have received my rightful payment for

it already – the only thing that remains is to arrange for the

man’s burial – for he "totally lacks both

humour and mood", when I sent You this

print it was only to hear Your opinion about

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