“Jacoba van Heemskerck paints a tree. She doesn't want its appearance, not the object, not the expression which can already be made in some dashes of color to astonish the observer. It is indeed about a tree, but she wants the miracle: standing, spreading itself, bearing its leaves, reaching into space, moving, being a part of the world. (translation from German, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)”