"Later, when F. [Henk Fernhout, her former husband, until c. 1916-17; he was an alcoholic] was more and more from home, I painted more and more, [I built] my own individual life - also saving my nerves (which were broken for a long time already). (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)"
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(original Dutch: citaat van Charley Toorop's brief, in het Nederlands:) Later, toen F. [Henk Fernhout, haar vroegere man, tot c. 1916-17; hij was alcoholicus] meer en meer uit huis was, meer en meer geschilderd, m'n eigen apart leven – behoud ook van mijn zenuewen (die overigens al lang kapot waren). — In a letter of Charley Toorop to , 15 mei 1926; R.K.D., The Hague: Archive Plasschaert
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Charley Toorop
Charley Toorop (Katwijk, 24 March, 1891 - Bergen, 5 November, 1955) was a Dutch painter famous for her many characteristic portraits and self-portraits with wide-open eyes. She was the daughter of painter Jan Toorop and mother of the painter Edgar Fernhout.
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