Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1909

Henrietta Buhot made this letter to Philip Zilcken with ink on paper. Look at how Buhot’s handwriting dances across the page, each word a small gesture, a stroke of the pen that builds to a heartfelt note. The ink isn't just a tool; it's a medium, almost like watercolor, creating layers of transparency. The density of the strokes varies, some fading almost into the paper. This variation adds a depth to the text, giving the impression of a quiet, intimate conversation. The looping cursive suggests a mind in motion, flowing freely, unburdened by rigidity. It reminds me of Cy Twombly in its gestural abstraction, where the act of writing or drawing becomes a form of expression. Think about the letters as shapes, consider how they almost dissolve into pure form. It captures something ineffable, beyond the literal meaning of the words. Like a painting, it leaves space for interpretation, for feeling.