my good credit, which I previously had

in abundance, has come to an end. – In my distress I have tried

several of my earlier friends, to whom I

had lent money before – but not a penny

are they able to lend me in my need – now I thought

to ask you, if you could perhaps help

me a little.

As you know I should have 210.00 kroner in your

keeping – yet perhaps you are in as much of a pinch

as I – but I have thought that perhaps we

could do a little deal with the Midsummer

picture and share the profit – you know that the gal-

lery in Kristiania [Oslo] wanted to have the picture, the last

time I exhibited there, – but Thiis said that you did

not wish to leave it with them – Múnthe was among those who

were most keen about securing it for the gallery. Bergen

billedgalleri would also like to have something from the

"old Astrup", and I am too ill and nervous of

late to make an attempt at

creating an "old Astrup", and it would

certainly be useless to offer them a "new".

In the meantime I and my family are suffering hardship and

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