Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1902 - 1921

This is "Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken" by Simon Moulijn, a vintage Dutch postcard, probably made with ink on paper. It’s less about grand gestures and more about the quiet intimacy of a handwritten note. I am immediately drawn to the handwriting, the ink a faded greyish black, looping and swirling across the card. Each letter feels personal, a little dance of the pen. See how the letters almost lean into each other, creating a rhythm that's both formal and casual? It's like the artist is thinking out loud, letting the words spill onto the page. The materiality is so direct—the slightly rough texture of the card, the way the ink bleeds ever so slightly into the paper. You can almost feel the hand that wrote it. This reminds me of artists like Cy Twombly, who embraced the raw, unfiltered mark-making in their work, pushing against perfection. It’s a reminder that art doesn't always have to be polished; sometimes, it's the imperfections that make it real.