Aantekening aan Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk 1877 - 1915

This work, *Aantekening aan Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk*, was made by W.G. Eberson, likely as a memorandum. At first glance, the image presents a carefully structured accounting page filled with handwritten notations. The page is dominated by vertical and horizontal lines creating a grid, a stark structure reminiscent of early bureaucratic forms. These lines and the neat columns of figures reveal an attempt to impose order on the messy reality of financial accounting. The handwritten text introduces an organic, almost chaotic element that subverts the grid’s rigid geometry. The contrast between the precision of the ruled lines and the expressive variation of the handwriting suggests tension between control and spontaneity. The materiality of the piece further underscores this tension. The paper, aged and stained, bears witness to its history. This artwork challenges fixed meanings and engages with new ways of thinking about space, perception, power, and representation.