“..and to my great pleasure I heard that the work 'The Wodan's Oaks' (at my brother's home), had also struck you so much. I think this is almost the most beautiful painting Bilders has made. I know that many of our artists have also been struck by it at Goupil's [art-seller in The Hague]. Among others Jacob Maris has spoken about it so warmly. And if one remembers that Bilders was [already] 75 when he made this! After the Wodan's oak - (?) to his Paradise.. [4 years later he died] (translation from Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek)”