The Daily Valdemar No. 10: March 22

Valdemar Andersen, Politiken, February 1, 1928.

Today's Valdemar was drawn in midwinter; still we recognize the expanse and clarity of air in early spring too.

We are in Stockholm facing The Royal Palace with the spire of the Riddarholm Church to the far right.

The massive ice formations are of a drama that could take down a ship as painted by Caspar David Friedrich. His lone hiker in nature with his back turned to us has in the 20th century been substituted by a handful of fascinated strollers. They in turn ground the scenery before us to accentuate the palace in its celestial calm and elegance.

The Royal Palace is of the same age and refinement of lines as the second Christiansborg in Copenhagen, which had burned to the ground in 1884.  The third and present Christiansborg was to be inaugurated in 1928 of which Valdemar had decorated one room. His work alone took seven years of changing briefs from the architect in charge and the process was emblematic of the new building as a whole in its mismatch of styles and intentions. The result was altogether an eh? - and the palace in Stockholm was - and is - a presence of all that had been lost in Copenhagen.