Brief aan Willem Bogtman Possibly 1922 - 1927

This letter was made in 1922 by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, and it's like looking into someone’s private world, right? Imagine Holst, pen in hand, forming each letter with deliberate care. I wonder what it was like for him to sit down and write this. What was he thinking? The words seem to dance across the page, each stroke varying in weight and pressure. Look at how the lines sometimes overlap, creating a kind of textural richness. For me, this isn’t just a letter; it's like a painted surface, where the artist is building up layers of meaning and feeling. Think of the Abstract Expressionists, or Cy Twombly, using gesture and mark-making to communicate something beyond words. Artists are in an ongoing conversation. We're always riffing off each other, borrowing ideas, and pushing boundaries. And ultimately, it’s about embracing ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple readings and interpretations.