c/o Blick,

Niels Juells gt 50 Oslo

Regarding Your <missive> about a female portrait

by the painter N A. I can inform You

that such a picture, particularly suitable for this

The picture is in the home of Astrup’s widow in Jölster.

Since it is difficult at this time for me to

get up there <and> hopeless to achieve any <result> by

enquiring with Mrs. A. – I have decided to

write to the painter’s brother, the parish priest A. who at

present has been expelled from his post here in town and is forced

to stay ~~in <hiding>~~ elsewhere, he has thus chosen

Jölster as his place of exile. Via the priest A. <I> shall thus

try to have the picture <photographed> and <measured>.

The picture is particularly good and a picture <full of character>,

and those who saw the picture at the A retrospective exh. will certainly

remember it as an outstanding work.

As soon as I hear from the parish priest. I will let You know

the outcome. {...}

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