Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1900 - 1908

Alidor Delzant wrote this letter to Philip Zilcken in 1900, with ink on paper. Imagine Alidor hunched over his desk, pen in hand, the nib scratching across the page as thoughts flowed from his mind onto the paper. I wonder, was he feeling anxious about his writing? Did the words come easily, or did he struggle to find the right phrasing, to capture the essence of his thoughts? You can sense that he is carefully constructing each word, each sentence, with purpose and intention. The handwriting, with its loops and swirls, adds a personal touch to the letter. It’s almost like a drawing, each stroke a delicate gesture. There's a rhythm to it, a dance between the hand and the mind. I like to think that art, in all its forms, is about communication, about connecting with others through a shared experience. Even a humble letter can become a work of art, a testament to the human spirit.