Annotatie Possibly 1906 - 1909

Willem Witsen made this annotation with graphite on paper, but when exactly is anyone’s guess. It's like stumbling upon a quiet thought in a noisy world. The paper has a subtle texture, doesn’t it? The graphite is almost like a whisper, a light touch that suggests rather than shouts. The writing is loose, flowing, like a stream of consciousness captured in a single moment. I'm drawn to the way the lines trail off, fading into the whiteness of the paper. It's as if the words are dissolving, becoming part of the background. Witsen reminds me of Whistler, who was also interested in capturing a mood with the simplest of means. But I don’t think Witsen wanted to fix anything. He just wanted to let it be, like a fleeting moment, inviting us to see and feel, without needing to fully understand.