"He has shown me aspects of silence and light as others never showed me before. (translation from Dutch, Fons Heijnsbr…"

"I am here the doctor [in his studio], bringing his morning visit. I feel them all [his watercolors] the pulse. One I …"

"Also about J.H. Weissenbruch I can't keep silent - in spite of the fact they have been banished his works to the uppe…"

"Of course I should be very happy to sell a drawing but I am happier still when a real artist like Jan Hendrik Weissen…"

"I now have permission, so long as Mauve is ill or too busy with his large painting, to go to Weissenbruch if I need t…"

"The Holland School [very probably the Hague School ] is doing well. There are here two watercolors from J.H. Weissenb…"

".. And among them all [artist of the Hague School ] Weissenbruch holds a prominent place; for who depicts as well as …"

"..he is never guilty of sentimentality in paint. He early learned the importance of judicious elimination in the inte…"

"Weissenbruch to Vincent van Gogh: ..now that I have seen your work, I will take sides for you. They call me 'the swor…"

"Better send in one good picture than a lot of poor ones, but then that good one must be so good that it almost walks …"