Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1905

This Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken by Maurice Pernot looks like it was made with ink on paper – it seems to capture a moment in time, like looking through a window into the past. I imagine Pernot writing the postcard, his hand moving across the paper, each stroke intentional, yet yielding to the flow of thought and memory, a mix of control and surrender. The stamp, the handwriting, the address – they all vibrate with the energy of someone reaching out, making a connection. It reminds me how painting is a conversation, a way of speaking across time and space, with a vocabulary that’s not always literal. Like the way we respond to each other's work, adding our own layers of meaning and interpretation. It’s like we’re all pen pals, sharing ideas and inspiring each other to see the world in new ways.