“like child’s play the first development, where others normally remain

for at least 10 years.

“I speak of him here not as ‘promising’ however; for he

“is much more than that. He has already begun to live up to his

“promise.

“I believe that he will be the one, who will most successfully

“assert the position of Norwegian art both at home and

“abroad. This serious opinion of mine is based

“on, what I have seen of his earlier works, and what

“he has painted at my school.

Paris 10 – 5 – 02 Christian Krohg”

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Public School Teacher –

When I was 19 years old I painted my first picture, in which I

sought to depict something of the West Norway character, – I received

a great deal of praise from older painters and in the press for this

picture. That was when my real studies began.

Two years ago I had my first solo exhibition,

and there 6 of my pictures were sold immediately to Norwegian

painters among them 3 to Holmboe and one to Eilif Peterssen;

this last one was later included in the National Gallery. Mr. Eilif

Peterssen wrote at the time a letter to me with the following

remark, (which I have obtained his permission to copy):

“It is my conviction that You – if You continue

in this manner with very serious studies –

personally and straightforwardly and free of mannerism –

as strikingly and wholesomely as this – that You will

go far.

20 May 1905 Eilif Petterssen"

The correctness of this copy is certified

A. E. Fond

– Public School Teacher –

The Kristiania papers had only positive reviews of

My exhibition – I permit myself to enclose a few newspaper

clippings of the reviews from the same exhibition, which I dare

ask the respected Board to read through:

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