Brief aan Anna Dorothea Dirks Possibly 1926 - 1927

This letter, ‘Brief aan Anna Dorothea Dirks,’ was written by Johan Huizinga in Leiden in 1926, presumably with a fountain pen. Look at the loops and connections between the letters. Do you see how the hand moves across the page? Writing is a form of drawing, after all. The pressure of the pen creates variations in the thickness of the lines, adding a rhythmic quality to the writing. It gives the script a real personality. I imagine Huizinga carefully forming each letter, lost in thought as he wrote to Anna. What was he hoping to communicate? What was on his mind? The letter probably meant something to both writer and recipient. A quickly scribbled note now become a precious artifact. It is these traces of human touch that make art so compelling. An intimate gesture made public and a testament to the enduring power of human connection. These actions ripple through time, inviting us to consider our own place within that flow.