Briefkaart aan Willem Bogtman Possibly 1934 - 1937

This card was sent by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst to Willem Bogtman, likely using ink on paper. I’m immediately drawn to the handwriting. Look how the ink bleeds slightly into the paper, a deep dark shade against the pale card. Each stroke feels deliberate, carefully considered, yet also spontaneous and alive. Imagine Roland Holst penning these words, his hand moving across the surface, each letter a gesture of thought and feeling. There’s an intimacy here, a directness that speaks to the act of communication itself. It reminds me that art, in all its forms, is about connection, about reaching out to someone else and sharing a piece of yourself. Like the abstract expressionists of the time, Roland Holst embraces the immediacy of the moment. I wonder if he knew that this card would end up in a museum? Probably not, but it’s the everyday objects like this that I find so fascinating. The way he is literally reaching out from beyond the grave.