Aantekening betreffende Theo Colenbrander 1913

This is a note written by Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk, likely in 1913, with ink on paper. What strikes me here is the pure physicality of the script. It’s all about the hand, you know? The paper is creamy, and the ink is this dark, almost moody gray. The handwriting itself is so alive, kind of dancing across the page. Each letter is formed with care, but there’s also this incredible freedom, like the writer is just letting the thoughts flow right through the pen. I'm drawn to the way the letters connect and overlap, creating these little abstract shapes. It reminds me that writing, like painting, is a process of layering and building, a way of making something tangible out of the ephemeral stuff of thought. It’s so immediate, so direct, and that's what makes it so powerful. Think of Cy Twombly’s scrawls, or even some of Basquiat’s word-based pieces—they get at something similar. It shows that art is just the ongoing act of marking, scoring and feeling your way through the world.