Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1903 - 1927

This briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken was created with ink on paper by Anna de Savornin Lohman. Imagine Lohman there with her pen, pressing down just so, the ink bleeding into the paper, almost like a print, each stroke a tiny performance. It's so intimate, this handwriting. I mean, look at the swoop of the letters, the way she underlines a name like a secret emphasis. What was she thinking as she formed each word, each address? Maybe she paused, considering the weight of her message, or maybe it all flowed out in a rush. Those stamps, neatly placed, are like little windows into another time. It reminds me that painting, like writing, is a conversation, a way of reaching out. And each stroke is a response to something, even if it's just the feeling of the pen in your hand.