Brief aan Ina van Eibergen Santhagens-Waller 1878 - 1938

This letter was written in 1932 by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst with ink on paper. I can see the intimate act of writing as a form of generative mark-making. I wonder, has the artist written and rewritten these lines, shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition? I really sympathize with this artist. He is sitting in a room writing a letter, lost in thought. The writing is thick and thin. Look at the physicality of the letter and how that shapes our experience, contributing to its emotional and intellectual resonance. Notice a particular gesture, a word, and how it communicates feeling, intention, or meaning. I wonder what Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst thought about the paintings of his contemporaries? Artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. This letter embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.