Brief aan Cornelis Gerardus 't Hooft Possibly 1919

This letter, 'Brief aan Cornelis Gerardus 't Hooft' by Jan Veth, was written in 1919. It's just ink on paper but look at the confidence of these looping gestures, the quick flicks and considered strokes. I imagine the artist really getting into the flow of writing, pushing and pulling the pen across the page. I feel like I am right there with them as they write. Is it a shopping list? A love letter? I wonder if Veth was thinking about the weight of each word, of the recipients as they wrote. I see this piece as being related to the artist's wider practice and body of work. It reminds me that every artist is in an ongoing conversation, an exchange of ideas across time. It is inspiring and makes you want to create something yourself. I think that the way in which artists inspire one another’s creativity is fantastic.