Brief aan Willem Bogtman Possibly 1935 - 1938

This letter to Willem Bogtman was composed by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst in 1935, using ink on paper. Looking at it, I imagine Roland Holst sitting at his desk, pen in hand, the nib scratching across the page as he wrestles with his thoughts. I sympathize with the artist, picturing him pausing, perhaps mid-sentence, to consider the weight of his words and how they might be received. The texture of the paper, the pressure of the pen – each element contributing to the emotional resonance of his message. There’s a rhythm to the handwriting, almost like a dance. You can sense the urgency, the need to communicate, to share a piece of himself with another person. It reminds me that artists are always in dialogue with each other, across time and space. Roland Holst’s letter is an intimate expression, a snapshot of a mind in motion. It’s a reminder that art, in all its forms, is a conversation, an exchange of ideas that inspires creativity across generations.