Prentbriefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1924

Here, we have a postcard made by J. Pit, we don't know when exactly. The handwriting has such a beautiful flow, and I can feel the hand of the writer, a lovely spontaneous gesture. The colour palette is very muted, almost monochromatic. It creates a sense of intimacy, like you're reading someone's private thoughts. The texture of the paper is aged and worn, with a kind of history imbued in the fibre of the card itself, as if you can feel the story in the palm of your hand. The ink is faded, and there are stamps and postmarks, which make me think about the journeys that this postcard has taken. I notice the 'J' of the artist's signature. It’s so quick and effortless, but so carefully placed. It's the whole piece in one gesture. This feels like something Agnes Martin might have kept in her studio - the simplicity of it, the honesty. Ultimately, art should be a conversation, a dialogue, and this postcard feels like a very personal, but also a very universal, expression of that.