Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1917

This letter to Philip Zilcken by Rose Imel is written in ink on paper. It's not a painting, I know, but it's all about the gesture, right? Look at that looping script. It's a dance across the page. Imagine Imel, poised with her pen, each word forming with intention. The ink isn't thick, more like a wash, letting the paper breathe beneath it. See how the lines swell and taper. Each stroke carries feeling, a kind of gentle urgency. I wonder what Zilcken made of it. Did he see the same rhythm, the same care in its creation? Artists, we're all in conversation, even through letters, influencing each other, riffing off gestures, and finding new ways to make our mark.