Brief aan Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk Possibly 1906

This letter to Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk, was written in 1906 by Wilhelm von Bode. Look at how the ink flows, it feels fast and free. You can see the artist’s hand moving across the page, almost dancing, as he puts down these words. The texture of the paper, the way the ink bleeds a little, all that tells a story. It's like looking at a landscape, each word a little hill or valley. The dark ink really pops against the off-white paper, giving it a nice contrast. It looks like he was using a fountain pen, which gives the writing a certain elegance and rhythm. See the loops in the "G" and "H" in the first line and how they connect? It's like one big, beautiful gesture. This letter reminds me of Cy Twombly's scribbly paintings, where the act of writing becomes art itself. It makes you think about how we communicate and how even a simple letter can be a form of expression.