1950-09-21

V. Bjerke Petersen Esq.,
Grev Turegatan 16 B.
Stockholm,
Sweden.

21st September 1950.

Dear Mr. Petersen,

I am writing to ask you two practical points, but before doing so, must tell you that I have decided to close down the London Gallery. The reasons for this are too complicated to be explaned in a short letter, but I have found that the struggle in the face of every sort of indifference had ceased to be worth it.

I am afraid that we sold no paintings by either you or your wife at the exhibition, and I have therefore taken possession of the two works on the Gallery's behalf as arranged in order to cover part of the expenses. Could you kindly let us know where we are to place the remaining pictures, as we do not know when we shall be vacating the premises.

[Side 2:]

There is also the matter of the framing expenses we made on behalf of you and your wife. These came to £15.7.3. Could you let us know how you intend to cover this amount.

I look forward to hearing from you on these matters. I hope all goes well with you.

Yours sincerely,

E.L.T. Mesens

[Bilag 1: Håndskrevet værkliste over Elsa Thoresens og Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersens arbejder på udstillingen i London Gallery fra torsdag d. 25. maj - fredag d. 30. juni 1950. Skrevet på brevpapir med brevhoved fra Rederiaktiebolaget Svenska Lloyd, Göteborg. s/s Britannia:]

[F.o.m.f.:]

50x14
[Streg]
200
50
[Streg]
700
175
[streg]
525

[F.o.t.h.:]

140
35

[F.o.t.h. under brevhoved:]

London
Galleri. 1950

[Herunder t.v.]

Elsa.
1 The pacti of the woods and
the air £ 20
2 " " (London Gall.)
3 Flowering space £ 35
4 Blue [ulæseligt ord] £ 30
5 [ulæseligt ord] butterfly. £ 25
[minustegn] 25 %

[Streg]

Vilh.
1 ulæseligt ord
2 [ulæseligt ord] concentration £ 50
3 Space-[ulæseligt ord]ti £ 50
4 Form [ulæseligt ord] £ 50
5 Expansive forms £ 35
6 Conquest of Space £ 35
7 Merging forms £ 25
8 Turning in [ulæseligt ord] planes £ 30