Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1911 - 1913

This letter to Philip Zilcken, penned by Georges A. Tournoux, is like a little drawing, a fleeting sketch made with ink on paper. The cursive loops and elegant swells feel like a choreography, a dance of the hand across the page, almost concealing its message behind the beautiful strokes. Looking closely, you can see how the ink bleeds slightly into the fibers, creating a subtle halo around each letter. It’s as if each word is breathing, pulsating with its own quiet energy. This physicality, this layering of ink on paper, it's something that connects us to the artist. The controlled pressure and flow remind me of Cy Twombly, another great scribbler. And just as with Twombly's work, the beauty of this piece isn't in perfect legibility, but in the gesture, the mark, the sheer act of making. It’s about embracing the spontaneous and finding poetry in the imperfect.