Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1926

This is a letter written in French by Rose Imel in 1926. It's not a painting, but bear with me—it's all about the gesture, right? Think about the flow of the ink across the page, how the writer’s hand moved to create these marks. It's kind of calligraphic. I wonder what was going through Rose’s head as she penned this. Maybe she was thinking about someone she loved, or maybe she was just caught up in the act of writing. Each stroke carries a bit of her thoughts and feelings, don't you think? The way the letters lean and curve gives you a sense of rhythm. And look at how the blue ink contrasts with the lined paper, it reminds me of Agnes Martin. There's a conversation happening here, between Rose and Agnes, between the act of writing and painting, between all of us who are trying to communicate something through mark-making.