Brief aan Ina van Eibergen Santhagens-Waller 1878 - 1938

This is a letter from 1932 by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, crafted with ink on paper, and it's held at the Rijksmuseum. The lines flow across the page, almost like water, full of loops and dives. Look at the way the script seems to dance; each word connected, a continuous rhythm. It’s really interesting how the writing has its own kind of texture, almost like a drawing. The ink, dark against the paper, creates a relief, a terrain of thoughts and feelings. I’m drawn to how the ascenders and descenders of the letters create a visual melody. It's like a musical score. The letter reminds me a little of Cy Twombly, who also turned writing into art. But here, the words carry personal messages, blending the intimate with the aesthetic, a delicate balance we always try to find in art. Letters like this remind us that art exists in conversation, across time and between people, never fixed, always flowing.