Brief aan jonkheer Hendrik Teding van Berkhout (1879-1969) Possibly 1931

This letter to Jonkheer Hendrik Teding van Berkhout was written with ink on paper by Hans van Voorthuijsen in 1931. I love imagining what it was like to live and work as an artist back then. What was it like to be Voorthuijsen on that day? The handwriting flows across the page, dipping and soaring with slight variations in pressure. It's fascinating how each stroke carries its own particular energy and reflects the mood of the moment. I see the artist, pen in hand, focused, then pausing, considering each word and carefully placing it on the page. I love to think about his careful letter formation and the way the words seem to dance together. I wonder if Voorthuijsen ever imagined his letter would be seen and studied so many years later. It reminds me that artists today are part of a long and vibrant conversation across time. Every gesture, every choice, builds on what came before, keeping art vital and alive.