Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1900 - 1918

This is a letter made by Jan Toorop, it looks like it was written with ink, and the handwriting is very expressive. I can imagine him, sitting at his desk, pen in hand, his thoughts flowing onto the page. The quick, cursive strokes of the pen form words that convey his thoughts and feelings. You can almost feel the texture of the paper and the weight of the ink as it's absorbed. The letter feels like a snapshot of a conversation, an intimate exchange between Toorop and his friend. I wonder what they might have been working on, or struggling with, at the time? It’s intriguing to see how the personal and the professional blend in these informal notes. The very act of putting pen to paper is a gesture of connection. It reminds us that art is often a dialogue, a conversation between artists and their peers.