Bandontwerp voor een boek gepubliceerd door dr. P. Kieft 1884 - 1952

This is Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries' book cover design, made without a specific date, using ink on paper. The design feels very handmade, you know? The graph paper peeking through adds a sense of the artist working through each curve and line. It’s like a blueprint, but one with a pulse. I find myself drawn to the way the text is framed by these looping, almost Celtic-looking patterns. It’s not just decoration; it feels like the words are being held, protected. Notice how the chain links lead down to the number ‘1’, anchoring the whole design. Each mark feels deliberate, considered, and like a dance between precision and intuition. De Vries' work reminds me a bit of Hilma af Klint, in the way both explored symbolic languages, even though their styles differ greatly. It’s like art is just one big, ongoing conversation, right?