Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1905

This is a vintage postcard to Philip Zilcken by Anton L. Koster; it's got stamps and writing on it. I’m immediately drawn to the faded green ink, which, like time itself, has softened the edges of the text and the stamps, giving it a kind of ghostly presence. I can imagine Koster, pen in hand, carefully choosing his words, thinking about how to address Zilcken in just the right way. You know, the way we all try to do when we're trying to impress somebody. Did he pause, mid-sentence, maybe searching for the perfect turn of phrase? Or did the words just flow effortlessly from his pen, like a spontaneous gesture? The postal marks are like abstract shapes, each one overlapping and interacting with the next, creating a kind of visual rhythm. I’m thinking about Cy Twombly, and how he would incorporate text and scrawls into his paintings, creating a similar sense of layered meaning and historical resonance. It's a reminder that artists are in an ongoing conversation, using the language of their medium to communicate across time and space.