Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1918

This letter to Philip Zilcken was written by Fenna de Meyier in 1918. The strokes of the pen dance across the page, looping and swirling in a way that reminds me of Cy Twombly's script paintings. I can imagine de Meyier hunched over a desk, perhaps by the window, the light catching the nib of her pen as she formed each word. I wonder what the context of this letter was, what she was hoping to communicate to Zilcken. There are corrections and cross-outs that seem to hint at a tension between the desire for perfect expression and the messy reality of thought. This reminds me of the letters Vincent Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo, a raw and unfiltered glimpse into an artist's soul. This letter, like a painting, is a trace of a human being reaching out, trying to connect, and to express something meaningful. It reminds me that art isn't just about grand gestures; it's also about these small, intimate moments of communication.