Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1905

This "Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken" by Maurice Pernot is an artifact of a time when sending a message involved so much more than just typing. Look at the stamp and the ink, a faded green that speaks of a slower pace. The writing, it's almost a drawing in itself, the letters looping and connecting in a way that feels intimate. Someone actually took the time to form these words. I love the way the ink sits on the paper, a little uneven, like the writer might have paused mid-sentence, thinking. It reminds me of the work of Cy Twombly, whose scrawls and scribbles transformed the act of writing into an expressive art form. Pernot isn't trying to be neat or perfect; he's just trying to communicate, leaving behind a trace of himself in the process. It is a beautiful reminder that art doesn't always have to be grand or monumental; it can be found in the simplest acts of human connection.