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" "Then on a certain day I went out [from Amsterdam, c. 1881-82]. I traveled to Dongen, brought some interior studies back, to try to make something good of them.
Suze Bisschop-Robertson (The Hague 17 December 1855 – The Hague, 18 October 1922) was a Dutch painter. She left Dutch Impressionism of those day because of painting rather impasto and giving away depth in her images.
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(version in original Dutch / origineel citaat van Suze Robertson:) Kennissen, familie voor mij poseeren? – O nee, alstublieft geen bekenden, geen neefjes of nichtjes.. .Als ik ze nodig heb, neem ik modellen; ga ik zelf zoeken, de buurtjes [buurten] afloopen..
(version in original Dutch / origineel citaat van Suze Robertson:) Al is dat klassikale lesgeven ook zóó vermoeiend.. ..ik zette mijn werk plichtmatig voort, zodat wel niemand 't aan mij kon merken. Want ik leefde op het vaste voornemen: over eenige jaren ga ik schilderen. En daar spaarde ik voor, door in alles zoo sober mogelijk te wezen.
Yes, there was a lot of fuss about it, then [c. 1879-80].. .. [that] I also was permitted to enter the nude class [c. at the Art Academy in Rotterdam, evening classes!] .. that was never done before me by other ladies. I was the first who claimed it. And even in a local newspaper they cried shame about it: a young woman who painted nude model. And moreover.. a teacher with so many girls under her guidance. [at the Dutch Highschool]