Ontwerp voor een vignet met monogram AWS 1901

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries made this design for a monogram with black ink, and what a graceful set of gestures it is! Just imagine de Vries absorbed in the process, each mark a decision, a trial, leading to this beautiful, balanced composition. There's something so satisfying about the stark contrast between the black ink and the pale ground – a graphic punch that is both modern and timeless. I can imagine the artist's hand moving confidently across the surface, intuitively shaping the curves and lines to create this elegant monogram. It feels almost like a dance, or a collaboration between the artist and the ink, as if the design emerged organically from the materials themselves. And you know, that central motif reminds me a little of Hilma af Klint's early symbolic works. It just goes to show that artists are always in conversation with each other across time, picking up on ideas and pushing them in new directions.