Lot Essay
One of the letters is of special interest. In The Zürich-letter of 28 June 1909 Toorop blames his good friend Spoor in giving his daughter, Charley, to meet Fernhout secretly.
Toorop seems very angry and tells Spoor that "wij (his wife and he) deze verhouding absoluut verkeerd vinden. Met onze R. Kath beginselen kan al dit gebeurde nooit harmoniëren."
He ends the letter in asking Spoor not to join them anymore during their Domburg stays because "Fernhout is nu eenmaal Uw vriend en dit zou Charley weder prikkelen tot vragen enz....
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Toorop seems very angry and tells Spoor that "wij (his wife and he) deze verhouding absoluut verkeerd vinden. Met onze R. Kath beginselen kan al dit gebeurde nooit harmoniëren."
He ends the letter in asking Spoor not to join them anymore during their Domburg stays because "Fernhout is nu eenmaal Uw vriend en dit zou Charley weder prikkelen tot vragen enz....
See illustration of one