Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1902 - 1921

This 'Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken' by Simon Moulijn—it’s the back of a vintage Dutch postcard, complete with stamps and elegant cursive script. You know, I love how everyday objects can become art just by surviving. I imagine Moulijn, maybe dashing off a quick note to a fellow artist, Zilcken. What were they talking about? Maybe upcoming shows, the struggles of finding good light, or the latest gossip from the art scene? I’m drawn to the textures here—the crispness of the card, the way the ink bleeds slightly into the paper, and the faded stamps which give it a real sense of history. Artists are always in conversation, aren’t they? Passing ideas back and forth through time, through letters, through paintings. It's about these subtle gestures, the materiality of what remains; that’s what connects us.