I am coming to Kristiania now in

January and can bring it with me then. –

hopefully I will meet You there, and then

You can decide, if You would like to have it.

Perhaps you remember that I was determined

not to exhibit in Kristiania anymore.

A lot has changed since that time – I have

since been redressed – so now I can

exhibit in Kristiania, but I have been

ill during this period – continuously – and I fear

that my art has deteriorated, –

it is a good thing that I am going abroad soon, –

perhaps I will be able to improve my work. Werenskiold

has seen some of my work in Bergen and finds

that something “black” has insinuated itself into my

works – Mùnthe on the other hand is enthusiastic

about my things – I have been told.

Likewise Mùnch, who even promised, if

I did not get the grant, which I applied for

back then, that he would obtain a grant for me.

But now, just as I was ready to depart

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