Briefkaart aan de heer van Herpen after 1922
richardnicolausrolandholst
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script typography
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hand-lettering
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hand drawn type
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hand lettering
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personal sketchbook
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hand-drawn typeface
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pen-ink sketch
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pen work
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sketchbook drawing
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sketchbook art
This is the back of a postcard, “Briefkaart”, written by Dutch artist Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst to an individual named “den Heer van Herpen”. The card is dated after 1922 and is a part of the collection at the Rijksmuseum. The postcard features a handwritten note in Dutch which reads: "To the very kind and very good Mr. van Herpen. Half-past 1: I can be las (most likely referring to a time of arrival or departure, the last character is difficult to decipher). I can send a letter with a (another character is unclear) for the price of a postcard." The postcard offers insight into Holst's personal life and his correspondence with contemporaries.
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