Brief aan Philip Zilcken before 1928

Rose Imel wrote this letter, "Brief aan Philip Zilcken," a while back, and it's the kind of thing that makes you think about handwriting as a form of drawing, right? The ink, a faded grey, looks so delicate on the page, but the script itself has a real firmness, like each word is a tiny, deliberate mark. It’s like Imel is sketching thoughts, carefully building up a picture of a feeling or an idea, line by line. See how the letters loop and connect? It reminds me of a Cy Twombly painting. Letters are the unsung art form of connection. This one, with its elegant script, feels both intimate and a little mysterious, like a secret whispered across time. You know, there's something about this piece that reminds me of Agnes Martin's grids. Both artists, in their own way, invite us to slow down and really see.