Christiansen presents Peer Gynt in a sailorīs hat and suit in three prints and one painting. The suit could be associated with the typical outfit worn by boys to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day, 17th of May, and is perhaps a comment on the undeveloped, immature aspects of the Peer Gynt figure. At the same time it confirms Ibsenīs portrayal of Peer Gynt as the quintessential Norwegian.
Christiansen, as an artist, is as far as it is possible to get from Peer Gynt and his uncommitted relationship to his surroundings. This emerges not least in her strong formative determination. She weeds out anything that can distract her from the perception of a unifying principle of form, a principle that removes anything inadvertent or irrelevant from her work.