Brief aan Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk Possibly 1910

This letter, "Brief aan Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk," was written in 1916, by Richard W. Goulding, in ink. You know, sometimes the simplest gestures, like handwriting, can be so revealing. The surface has this aged quality, like a faded memory, and the ink itself varies in darkness, almost like a watercolor wash. Look closely, and you can almost feel the pressure of the pen on the paper. See how the lines thicken and thin? It's like a dance, a little performance. The letter ‘R’ in ‘Rijsewijk’, arches like a bridge, solid, yet graceful. It’s almost architectural, but not in a rigid way. More like a sketch. There’s something so human and fallible about handwritten notes. It reminds me of Cy Twombly’s scribbles. The way the everyday becomes art. Ultimately, art is just one person speaking to another across time.