William Nygaard, Tom Kristensen and Mia Bull-Gundersen from Aschehoug forlag were also present during the opening to honor Elstad.
Inspired by Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite art Peterssen painted a series of pictures with motifs from a mediaeval French legend, Gujamar's Song (1905-1907) for the publisher William Nygaard, and four years later another series of paintings based on a Norwegian folk song, Rikeball and the Proud Gudbjørg (1911) for the shipping magnate Jørgen B. Stang.
William Nygaard (born 16 March 1943) is the retired head of the Norwegian publishing company Aschehoug.
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