Brief aan Max Dittmar Henkel Possibly 1925

This letter to Max Dittmar Henkel, likely made with ink on paper, is a flurry of script, dense and full of loops and sharp angles. I imagine the writer, R. Cleve, hunched over their desk, pen in hand, carefully forming each word, perhaps pausing to consider the weight of their message. It's like the painting of a thought, layered with intentions, corrections, and afterthoughts. I can feel Cleve's energy, the way their hand moved across the page, sometimes with a flourish, sometimes with meticulous precision. The letter is a physical manifestation of thought, a record of a mind working through ideas. And just as a painter uses color and brushstrokes, Cleve uses language and penmanship to create a unique expression. Think of Cy Twombly's scribbled canvases—the letter is a form of embodied expression. It embraces ambiguity, offering multiple layers of meaning to be uncovered.