Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1911 - 1921

Edmond Picard wrote "Brief aan Philip Zilcken" with ink on paper, and you can see it at the Rijksmuseum. Looking at this letter, I feel like I can see Picard's mind at work, figuring out how to express himself, his words dancing on the page. The strokes almost feel like a performance of thought itself. I wonder what he was thinking as he wrote, pausing, then pushing on, trying to capture some complex ideas. Was he satisfied with the final result, or did he feel like he was always chasing after something just out of reach? What I love about seeing a letter like this is imagining the energy and intention of the artist as they grapple with their ideas, sharing them with another, contributing their voice to the ongoing conversation of art.