Brief aan Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk Possibly 1912

This letter, "Brief aan Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk" made by Simon Maris, is like a dance of ink on paper. I can imagine Maris hunched over his desk in Amsterdam, pen in hand, carefully forming each word. The sweeping lines and delicate curves of the script remind me of a painter's brushstrokes. It's as if he's not just writing but drawing, each letter a gesture full of intention and feeling. You can see a real physicality in the loops and flourishes, a rhythm that echoes the artist's hand. I wonder what he was thinking as he wrote, maybe about his friend Pieter, perhaps lost in thought as the words flowed from his pen? There's a kind of conversation happening here between Maris and his friend but also between Maris and the materials of writing. It reminds me of the letters written by Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo; artists are always in conversation, inspiring each other across time and space. I bet Maris would be thrilled to know his letter is still around.