..[ Constant Permeke's] coloration, monumentallity and bewildering deformations of human physical and psychic properties.. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)

(version in original Dutch / origineel citaat van Herman Kruyder uit zijn brief, in het Nederlands:) [ Constant Permeke's] koloriet, monumentaliteit en onthutsende vervormingen van menselijke physieke en psychische eigenschappen..

Kruyder's impression c. 1925, after his visit of the first exhibition of Constant Permeke at the gallery of art-seller Frans Buffa & Zonen in Amsterdam; as cited in Herman Kruyder 1881 – 1935: gedoemde scheppingen, ed. Mabel Hoogendonk; (ISBN 90-400-9905-7), Waanders, Zwolle, 1997, p. 33 | Permeke's painting art had a lot of impact on Kruyder's work after 1925, in particular concerning the deformations and color-use