Annotaties 1887 - 1934

This page of annotations was created by Isaac Israels. It's a kind of personal document, a flurry of scribbled thoughts and references—maybe notes from a research trip, a list of things to see. I imagine Israels with his notebook, standing in a gallery, quickly jotting down observations, his pen scratching across the page. See how the writing dances across the surface, a mix of legible notes and cryptic abbreviations? The ink varies in darkness; it is as if some marks were made in haste, others more deliberately. I wonder what 'Parys' refers to, or the mysterious name 'Veronika A.'? I sympathize with the impulse to capture a fleeting thought, the desire to pin down an idea before it vanishes. Artists are always in conversation with each other, borrowing, stealing, and transforming ideas across time. These notes, in their own way, point to the endless possibilities that open up when we embrace ambiguity and uncertainty.