Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1905

This letter to Philip Zilcken, was written in Paris, using ink on paper, back in January 1905. The marks, they’re not just words, they’re like a little dance across the page, you know? You can almost see Delzant’s hand moving as he thinks. The dark ink against the paper, it’s a simple contrast, but it’s so direct. Look at how the letters lean and curve. See the way the lines thicken and thin, giving a rhythm to the whole thing. It’s like he’s not just writing, he’s kind of drawing his thoughts out. The signature at the bottom, with that long, looping tail—it’s like a flourish, a little performance. It reminds me of Cy Twombly, that looseness, that sense of gesture. It’s cool how something as simple as a letter can be so expressive, so personal. It’s not just about the words, it’s about the feeling you get from seeing the hand that wrote them, like a conversation across time.