Documentation collection of Limburg visual artist Charles Eyck (1897-1983). It contains a voluminous correspondence between him and his friend Wim Aerts, who Eyck regarded as his future biographer. The collection additionally contains many pictures taken by Eyck himself as a source of inspiration. He created photomontages for large canvases and used photos as mnemonic devices in addition to sketches and scrawls. The entire collection stretches approximately eight metres
1. portrait Marlene Dietrich. January, (early) February 1945. Signed 'Marlene Dietrich by Charles Eyck, Maastricht, Holland' by captain Charles Harold Gebhardt of the 9th US Army. Includes authentic inscribed autograph card by Marlene Dietrich signed 'Marlene Dietrich - Holland Feb. 1945' by captain Gebhardt.