“That which van Gogh attained later in life.... a brushstroke of unprecedented lightness, which unfortunately seems to have a distinctly pathological side, I have attained already..”

— Charlotte Salomon

Quote, 1942-43; as cited by Judith C. E. Belinfante; as cited in note on Wikicommons: Charlotte Salomon https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlotte_Salomon_-_JHM_4351.jpg JHM 4351 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Charlotte_Salomon#/media/File:Charlotte_Salomon_-_JHM_4351.jpg
Judith Belinfante noted that Salomon scribbled this comment in pencil (at JHM 4918?)

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German painter 1917–1943

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“That which van Gogh attained later in life.... a brushstroke of unprecedented lightness, which unfortunately seems to have a distinctly pathological side, I have attained already..”

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