Briefkaart aan Anna Dorothea Dirks before 1905

This Briefkaart aan Anna Dorothea Dirks was made by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst at an undetermined date. It looks like it’s made with ink on paper. What strikes me first is the way the stamps and handwriting mingle together, almost like a collage, like Roland Holst is interested in the way these various marks can sit together on the same surface. There is a real physical process going on here, with smudges and blurred edges, and the overlapping of ink and paper. Holst's background as a graphic designer and printmaker really shines here. This piece reminds me a little of Kurt Schwitters in how it finds artistry in the everyday. Both artists really play with the idea of finding art in the mundane, elevating things like postal ephemera to something more. This work isn't about grand statements; it's about the quiet beauty of connection, communication and the kind of exchange of ideas that makes art worthwhile.