Brief aan Philip Zilcken before 1928

This is a letter written by Rose Imel, likely around the 1920s, with a pen that seems to glide across the page. There's a real beauty in the rhythm of the writing, the way each word flows into the next. The ink has a delicate, almost translucent quality. Look at the loops and curves of each letter, the way they swell and taper off. It's so gestural, like a dance captured on paper. You can almost feel the movement of her hand as she wrote. This reminds me of Cy Twombly and the way he used writing in his art. It's also clear that this is a personal message to someone very close to the artist. The handwritten form, with all its imperfections, is such a powerful way to share something intimate. There’s no definitive meaning, and the mystery is really what makes it so compelling.