Brief aan Andries Bonger Possibly 1912 - 1915

This is a letter written in 1902 by Jan Toorop to Andries Bonger, penned in ink on paper. Looking at the handwritten script, I can imagine Toorop carefully choosing his words, the nib of his pen scratching across the page. There’s a sense of intimacy in the cursive script, a direct line to the artist’s thoughts and feelings. It’s like Toorop is talking directly to Bonger, sharing a part of his inner world. The loops and swirls of the handwriting become like small gestures, little brushstrokes on the canvas of the page. I wonder what he might have been thinking as he wrote each word, each sentence. It's tempting to decipher the nuances of his tone, his intentions, and his emotional state through the act of mark making. Painters talk to each other through their art, like a visual conversation across time. In this letter, you can feel the energy of a creative mind at work, always thinking, always questioning, always pushing the boundaries of expression.