Brief aan Pieter Gerbrand van Tienhoven Possibly 1952 - 1959

This is a letter, written in Amsterdam in September 1952 by H.M. de Bruyn to Pieter Gerbrand van Tienhoven. It’s all handwriting, dense and looping in dark ink against the creamy paper. The letters themselves are really alive, aren't they? Look at the way the ink pools and thins, giving weight and depth to each character. There is a real sense of flow and rhythm here; the writing isn't just about conveying information, it's about the movement of the hand, the pressure on the pen, the physical act of making marks. It's kind of like drawing. You can see the writer pausing, hesitating, then pressing on with renewed energy. Each word builds from another, forming a kind of rhythm that reflects the thoughts of the letter writer. You know, this reminds me of Cy Twombly's work, that same sense of playful, improvisational mark-making. And it makes you realize that art and writing, they're not so different after all. They're both about capturing something fleeting and ephemeral, a moment in time, a thought in the process of becoming.