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Charley Toorop's (1891-1955) deep admiration for Vincent van Gogh dissected in four fascinating essays.

Charley Toorop's work has its own originality and power. That does not mean that she had no eye for the work of other artists. On the contrary. Toorop admired the paintings of Piet Mondriaan, but also of foreign contemporaries such as Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. Yet there is one artist who, according to her, was at the cradle of her artistry and for whom she subsequently had respect throughout her

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Charley Toorop's (1891-1955) deep admiration for Vincent van Gogh dissected in four fascinating essays.

Charley Toorop's work has its own originality and power. That does not mean that she had no eye for the work of other artists. On the contrary. Toorop admired the paintings of Piet Mondriaan, but also of foreign contemporaries such as Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. Yet there is one artist who, according to her, was at the cradle of her artistry and for whom she subsequently had respect throughout her

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