".. coloration, monumentallity and bewildering deformations of human physical and psychic properties.."

“.. will now work on the painting 'The bitch in Heat', I have studies of the subject for a long time already. Actually it can better be called 'The fight therefore', because in the composition in the background three large dogs have a furious fight together.”

“At the moment we are back in L. in Houthem St. Gerlach, already a fortnight. I collected already a lot here. We left when it was not yet spring - just to see everything coming out against those beautiful hilly fields. That Country of Bemelen is so beautiful, I have made jottings . Before that I made a very important drawing. A young Limburger .. ..especially from that subject I wanted to make a deeper psychological study now. I am not quite ready for that yet, but that is a nice goal of my trip, to look closely into that matter once more.”

“many free images of Kruyder's paintings in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam”

“I think I am a tough mountaineer who, when he has the top in sight, is bounced off again , but some day I will succeed.. .I must do it, there is no other way for me. It is always such a pity that Jo is cracked up so quickly, otherwise I didn't mind very much.”

“Now I am not a supporter of a contract. But in these circumstances that I have now ended up in - temporarily I hope - it would be very welcome. Then at least I can work quietly in this misery just at the moment when I almost reached the top of the mountain. You will receive all my new works for that, and if necessary.. ..a choice from my older work.”

“Only now I see what I am capable of and I don't understand that I have been able to make this canvas in my small front room .”