Brief aan Philip Zilcken 1911 - 1930

This letter was written in French by Rose Imel to Philip Zilcken, likely in France, on Tuesday the 9th of September, though the year is unclear. In it, she asks if he would be willing to meet tomorrow or Thursday so that she can talk with Roman, as she has a little word to say to him about the fact that everything is fine and that an apartment has been found for him. Letters like this offer insight into the social networks of artists and patrons in the early 20th century. They reveal relationships, professional or personal, between individuals and their place within a specific artistic ecosystem. Rose Imel, though lesser known today, occupied a space within this world, and her correspondence provides valuable clues about the dynamics of artistic production and patronage. To fully understand this letter, one might delve into archival research, exploring the Zilcken family's papers, exhibition catalogues, and other period documents. By piecing together these fragments, we gain a richer understanding of the conditions that shaped artistic creation during this time.