Annotaties 1914

This sheet of paper with annotations was created by Willem Witsen at an unknown date. It’s fascinating, isn’t it, how something so simple can be so evocative? The surface is creamy, almost like old parchment, and then there are these pale graphite marks. I love that you can see the ghost of the artist's process, the faintest smudges, a build-up of numbers and what appears to be a list. It's all so subtle, so understated. The notations are like whispers, offering a glimpse into the artist's mind, a trace of some calculation or thought process. It reminds me a little of Cy Twombly's work, the way he scrawls and scratches on the canvas, as if trying to capture a fleeting thought. It’s like glimpsing a fragment of a dream – elusive, ambiguous, and open to endless interpretation.