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sent to me just before Christmas 1923 – The Price set

by Astrup was 500.00 kr. I had many

up here to look at it – including Harald Grig

Gyldendahl – who was very keen on having it –

but found that he could not afford 500.00

~~for a woodcut~~. He thought like everyone else,

that it looked very good in our dining room –

which is especially furnished for our Astrup woodcuts.

(Two years ago) In the meantime I was <not> able to sell

the picture, until my sister-in-law Mrs. <Mashmann>

returned from her Winter in the South. After <conferring>

with her at the <post office> in Nordstrand

the money[,] the kr. 500 – which Astrup himself

wrote and asked for – were sent from Nordstrand –

post office on 17^th March 1924. That Mr. Astrup

should have completely forgotten this – sounds

strange – Mrs. M. wrote to thank him personally

for it <and> requested a receipt – I did

the same twice – while asking

about the price of another woodcut, which he

had sent – have received no response.

I am sending herewith this woodcut and a couple of other

unsold ones – which I have written to Astrup repeatedly

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