Brief aan Philip Zilcken before 1902

This letter, "Brief aan Philip Zilcken", is a delicate script on paper. I love how the letter isn't just about the words, but also the way the letters are formed, like small brushstrokes dancing across the page. It reminds me that writing, like painting, is a physical act. Looking at it, I see the way the ink pools and thins, the subtle variations in pressure that give each stroke its own character. It's almost like watching someone think, the pen a seismograph recording the tremors of the mind. See how the lines curve and loop, sometimes elegant, sometimes almost frantic? There’s a real sense of urgency, or maybe intimacy, in the way the words are laid down. Each mark feels deliberate, a conversation between the writer and the page. It makes me think of Cy Twombly, another artist who understood the power of the handwritten mark. And like Twombly’s work, this letter embraces the beauty of imperfection, the messy, human quality that makes art so compelling.