Brief aan L.P. Denekamp Possibly 1916

This is a letter written by Jan Veth from 1916. It's an artifact from another time, a private correspondence turned public. Look at the handwriting, those looping, elegant forms—they feel very different from our digital world. It makes me think about the artist, Jan Veth, sitting down with his pen and ink, carefully forming each letter. I wonder what he was thinking about as he wrote this letter. What was the nature of the correspondence? You can imagine the pressure of the pen on the page, the rhythm of his thoughts flowing through his hand. Each stroke is a record of his presence, his intention. It's fascinating how handwriting can communicate so much about a person's character and state of mind. The physical act of writing becomes a form of self-expression, a way of leaving a trace of oneself in the world. It reminds us that artists are always in conversation with one another, across time and space, drawing inspiration from those who came before.