Krøyer had mixed feelings about the sale as he would have preferred to have kept the portrait for a Danish museum, but was pleased that his painting had drawn so much appreciation at the German exhibition that he had not only had enthusiastic reviews but was able to sell it for 1000 kroner more than he would have been able to achieve in Denmark.
Krøyer havde blandede følelser om salget, da han ville have foretrukket at have haft portrættet på et dansk museum, men var glad for, at hans maleri havde trukket så meget påskønnelse på den tyske udstilling, at han ikke kun havde haft begejstrede anmeldelser, men var i stand til at sælge det for 1000 kroner mere, end han ville have været i stand til at opnå i Danmark.