Denmark my pictures drew considerable attention, and

I received excellent reviews from the Danish press as well

as from our most prominent painters, – and I permit myself to refer

to these comments, which are printed in the enclosed catalogue from

to me, directly after he had seen my pictures at this

“Danish exhibition”, and he comments: “Your exhibition in Copen-

hagen was excellent and interested me greatly. – I consider

You and Sohlberg to be the Most significant among our Young artists.”

Thaùlow wrote further, that he wanted me to have the “Thau-

lov award”, a grant, that Thaùlow had established that same

year for the one among the young artists, who distinguished him or herself

exceptionally with their art, and he added, that he

had written about it to the board of directors for the Thaùlow prize in

Christiania. This board of directors had in the meantime transferred

to the “Young artists association” the task of awarding it to the person worthy of

the grant; since this “young” clique of Kristiania painters

apparently did not like me, because I was a West Norwegian and did not follow

their path in art, and since Thaùlow also died before the

grant was awarded, ~~one~~ ^{the young} artists thus paid no heed to Thaulow’s

wish, but divided the grant among their comrades, after

first having compiled an unreasonable provision

stating, that no one who had “sold to the gallery,” could receive

any part of the Thaùlow prize. This was presumably done to

thwart and lock me out of the grant; for I had “sold

to the gallery,” – and then I could presumably no longer be referred to

ùnder the designation “the young artists”, and it was only for the youth that the grant

was expressly intended; – although I was then younger than any other

member of the mentioned “young” clique. – Some time later

I was nevertheless even more poorly, indeed downright shamefully treat-

ed by the young Kristiania painters. – Two years ago I was

awarded the Henrichsen endowment and was studying in London, where I

found the type of art, that was most related to my^art and

West Norwegian ~~art~~ nature; – but the grant was taken away from

me, without my being given any reason for the with-

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