Brief aan Philip Zilcken before 1912

This letter, "Brief aan Philip Zilcken," was penned by Arend Hijner, and though we don’t know the exact date, it feels like a moment caught in time. I love how the ink flows across the page, each word a little dance. The texture here isn't about the paint, but the paper itself, probably smooth and thin, the kind that soaks up ink. Look at the loops in the handwriting, the way the letters lean and connect—it’s like a secret language, a personal rhythm. There’s an intimacy in the physical act of writing, the pressure of the pen, the way the ink pools in certain spots. It reminds me of Cy Twombly's scribbled paintings, where writing becomes drawing, and meaning blurs into pure mark-making. Like Twombly, Hijner shows us that even the simplest gesture can hold a world of feeling and thought, a testament to the endless conversation that is art.