Excelsior : een Nederlandsch maandblad met originele foto's geïllustreerd 1916 - 1917

This cover of *Excelsior*, a Dutch magazine from July 1936, with original photos, is attributed to P. Martin and J. Dingemans. Imagine the magazine editors collaborating on its layout. The way the blue ink settles on the page gives me such a thrill—it's like watching watercolor bleed into paper. I can almost feel the pressure of the pen in their hands, each stroke deliberate, yet flowing. I imagine them carefully drawing the decorative frame around the title, giving the publication an old-world feel. The handwritten note is also beautiful, and I would love to read what it says... The whole piece is so incredibly human, and in a way, all art is a kind of conversation, an exchange of ideas and feelings across time. It's all about the back-and-forth, the push and pull of creative energy. Every mark is a new question, every color a new possibility. We embrace ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning over fixed or definitive readings.