charley toorop beemster bloeiende boom Bundel selbst in engen Schuhen

selbst in engen Schuhen

They lived 270 years apart

Delfter Blau Blumen

the other in full summer bloom

das sich bewegt und tobt

charley toorop beemster bloeiende boom Bundel selbst in engen SchuhenWhite blossoms unfold against a clear blue Beemster sky. Charley Toorop captured the small miracle of spring here the moment when nature awakens after winter. But as with all her work, it is not just about what you see. Toorop sought personal symbolism in everything she painted. This blossoming tree in the Beemster polder is both realistic and laden with meaning. The way she treats the light and the blossoms, her characteristic coarse paint treatment