Annotaties 1887 - 1934

This page of Annotaties was probably made with ink on paper by Isaac Israels, though its exact date remains unknown. I see these scribbled notations, a collection of words and numbers jotted down with a sense of urgency and intimacy. The artist’s hand is evident in the way the ink bleeds slightly into the fibers of the page. The marks dance across the surface, some bold and assertive, others faint and hesitant, they are like a secret code, a personal language between the artist and the page. Look at how the ink pools and thickens in certain areas, creating moments of depth and shadow. These traces of process invite us to consider the act of writing itself. In a way, this page reminds me of Cy Twombly's work, or even some of the more frenetic pages of Samuel Beckett’s manuscripts. It’s a testament to art’s ability to embrace incompleteness, to revel in the beauty of the unfinished thought.