Mathilde Willink

Mathilde Willink née Maria Theodora Mathilde de Doelder (7 July 1938, Terneuzen – 25 October 1977, Amsterdam) was the wife of the Dutch painter Carel Willink (1900–1983) from 1969 to 1977 and became a well-known figure in the Amsterdam society, wearing the expensive clothes of designer Fong Leng. Their eccentric relationship made them a staple in the Dutch gossip columns of the time. Four months after the divorce with Willink, Mathilde was found dead in her bed. The details of her death remain unclear.[1]

Mathilde Willink and friend (1975)

References

1. Vera Weterings, Doelder, Maria Theodora Mathilde de, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland, 16 February 2015 (in Dutch)

Biographies

At least six biographies have been written:

• Joop van Loon Mathilde of de bekentenissen van een Zeeuws meisje (Baarn 1977) ISBN 9789057570018
• René Zwaap Zeeuws meisje (In De Groene Amsterdammer, 2 July 1997)
• Joop van Loon Mathilde Willink (1997) ISBN 9789057570018
• Tomas Ross Mathilde (2003) ISBN 9789023411970
• Marjolein Houweling Andermans Ogen (2010) ISBN 9789081601917
• Lisette de Zoete, Mathilde: muze, mythe, mysterie, (2016) ISBN 9789462261488