"Herman made a very nice drawing before we left [to Limburg ], very quiet and white, a white neighing horse with the legs standing out, together with a small dark figure, a single white house and then everything is gray, something special .. ..We must be very careful and always have that fear with him for a repetition of that illness [heavy depression of Kruyder in 1926 and a mental breakdown in 1929, which continued to repeat almost annually]. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"
Herman Kruyder (1881–1935) was a Dutch painter.
"During the eight years [1927 - 1935] that I could follow from very nearby the development of Kruyders oeuvre, he made in that period, except for a few large and small drawings, watercolors, etc.. ..up to 30 paintings. Kruyders nervous system didnt allow him to work constantly; that happened only in the morning and in the afternoon he rested."
"..[ Constant Permekes] coloration, monumentallity and bewildering deformations of human physical and psychic properties.. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"
"In this painting [Pan ] K. demonstrated a broader paint stroke and an enrichment of color. - Pan was followed by a still life, a flower-piece; both works were included in my collection and placed in my studio in such a way that the flower-piece stood in front of Pan. When Kruyder saw this particular method of placement, it inspired him to paint another still-life [another flower-piece], with the consequence that Pan formed together with these two floral paintings - of which the artist called the one female and the other male - a kind of triptych."
"It is my intention, never to start with modeling directly [in the painting]. In my view this is the task of the sculptor. I am modeling the surfaces. Not only concerning the volumes, but also concerning the flat hues, in which I try to achieve the most subtle distinctions. I dont care for external effects. It is always the high values of the surfaces which create the painting. I always get an unbelievable rich variety of facets. Not only the colors, which thereby preserve its power, but also the color-hues are clearly distinguished from each other by no other means than the brush-stroke. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"
"..a man who paints a cat in poisonous green, just sitting around, twiddling ones thumbs on a cheese-yellow road in a blue meadow, or who doesnt put a pot of flowers on but nearby the table.. ..is a too easy target for mockery.. .. such a bright painter, making such curious things.. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"
"At the moment we are [Kruyder and his wife Jo Bouman] back in L. [Limburg] in Houthem St. Gerlach, already a fortnight. I collected already [sketching] 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 [sketches]. Before that I made a very important drawing. A young Limburger [inhabitant].. ..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. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"