.So please write me about it, do you believe that Saar [their daughter — Suze Robertson

"..[a clear influence of his] talented wife [= Suze Robertson]. Perhaps in this painting by Bisschop one can see the spiritual marriage of two artists.. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"

"..you know together enough how the world is running - what life is - and how people are - together you are two apostles, fighting for their art and that is worth the only reason!! to stay alive.. ..now you are together - you can comfort each other when things go badly.. ..that keeps the mutual affection awake, so dear fellow, Suze - I wish you both all happiness.. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"

"Suze Robertson, is a woman-painter, of people with a heavy and tragic emphasis; of still life, where we find the same tragic mood; of cityscape, which attracts me less, of landscape with animals etc. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"

"I was in Amsterdam [train from The Hague] last Wednesday, exclusively for the paintings [at the exhibition in Arti, May 1888] .. ..I was delighted with the wonderful [painting of] Jaap Maris. I mean the big one, I never saw it before. Also the other paintings did much better [because of better light there]. So your White horse [White horse of Montmartre, painted by Breitner in Paris in 1884]. I even got the impression that the Dupré that hung next to it became feeble. De Brug [Breitners painting, also known as Rain and Wind] is a good job, but that painting never attracted me. I do not know why.. ..but I believe you will not be much attached to my opinion about this or that painting. I know how a peanut I am with no right to do so. I stayed at the exhibition until four oclock, then I returned to The Hague.. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"

"Im not making any progress with the book that you were so kind to lend me [about techniques of etching]; the desire to study tie facts for etching from a book does not exist with me.. ..if you would rather give me some lessons, so that I can get some information, I will be glad..[which happened February / March 1891] (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"

"..I would love to see you [his friend Richard Bisschop and wife Suze] with your sprig - how does Suze do that, painting and cleaning nappies!! - and then painting children.. .I made childrens portraits, I know what that means; enough to drive you mad.. [Suze hardly painted children in fact] (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"