Briefkaart aan Jan Veth Possibly 1921 - 1927

This postcard to Jan Veth was written and posted in Paris, in 1921, by Gideon Busken Huet. I think about the artist sitting down and putting their thoughts together. This piece is not about wild abandon. The handwriting has a personality all its own, don’t you think? The letters are so varied, and their forms suggest something of the artist's emotional state. I wonder what the artist was thinking at the time. There’s a casualness to the message, but you can sense a deeper feeling underneath the words. I’m really intrigued by the way the ink fades and darkens across the surface, adding a layer of depth and texture to the piece. It reminds me a little of Cy Twombly’s scribbled paintings, where the act of writing becomes a kind of drawing. Artists are always in conversation with each other, aren’t they, across time and space. It's like we're all part of one big, messy, beautiful family, constantly inspiring and challenging each other.