Renske Cohen Tervaert is curator at the Kröller-Müller Museum. Wessel Krul is professor of Modern Art and Cultural History at the University of Groningen. Franka Blok is junior researcher at the Van Gogh Museum. Marjet Brolsma is Senior Lecturer in European Cultural History at the European Studies department of the University of Amsterdam.

• Foreword 4Benno TempelEncounters with Van Gogh 19Charley Toorop ‘It has always remained an event tto see his work’ 21Charley Toorop’s fascination with Vincent van GoghRenske Cohen TervaertFrom Borinage to pilgrimage 49Vincent van Gogh and Charley Toorop in the Pays NoirFranka BlokArt as medicine 83Charley Toorop and the desire for a more humane society after the First World WarMarjet BrolsmaCharley Toorop at the Willem Arntsz Foundation 117Wessel KrulList of Works

Renske Cohen Tervaert is curator at the Kröller-Müller Museum. Wessel Krul is professor of Modern Art and Cultural History at the University of Groningen. Franka Blok is junior researcher at the Van Gogh Museum. Marjet Brolsma is Senior Lecturer in European Cultural History at the European Studies department of the University of Amsterdam.

• Foreword 4Benno TempelEncounters with Van Gogh 19Charley Toorop ‘It has always remained an event tto see his work’ 21Charley Toorop’s fascination with Vincent van GoghRenske Cohen TervaertFrom Borinage to pilgrimage 49Vincent van Gogh and Charley Toorop in the Pays NoirFranka BlokArt as medicine 83Charley Toorop and the desire for a more humane society after the First World WarMarjet BrolsmaCharley Toorop at the Willem Arntsz Foundation 117Wessel KrulList of Works