Brief aan Jan Veth Possibly 1905 - 1914

This letter was written by Cornelis Hofstede de Groot to Jan Veth in 1905. It is a piece that uses text and language as its medium. The physical act of writing, each stroke of the pen, is visible. It's a process-oriented piece, where the imperfections and irregularities of the handwriting become part of the artwork's character. The color palette is muted, dominated by the cream color of the paper and the dark ink. You can almost feel the texture of the page, and the pressure of the pen against it. The writing has a rhythm, a flow, like a musical score. If you zoom in, you can see the varying thickness of the lines, the way the ink pools in certain areas, creating tiny dark accents. This feels almost like a conversation between artists, a way of exchanging ideas that resonates with the dialogue that art creates across time. What’s great about this piece, and art in general, is that it's open to interpretation. It's not about finding one definitive meaning, but about embracing the ambiguity and letting the artwork speak to you in its own way.