Prentbriefkaart aan Andries Bonger before 1908

This is a postcard that Emile Bernard sent to Andries Bonger from Lille in 1908, and it's covered in handwriting that just dances across the surface. I love that, don't you? The whole thing feels like a field of marks, with the stamps and postmarks becoming almost like color blocks in a painting, and the penmanship having a really nice flow. It’s so casual, yet purposeful. Look at how the address is almost drawn, each letter carefully placed, but still with a loose, personal touch. You can almost feel Bernard's hand moving across the card, thinking about his friend, about travel, about getting this little message delivered. It reminds me a bit of Cy Twombly's scribbled paintings, where writing becomes image. Both artists show how art is like a conversation, each artist responding to those who came before, creating a dialogue that stretches across time and space. And that, for me, is what makes art so endlessly fascinating, you know?