Brief aan Henriette Wilhelmina van Baak Possibly 1931 - 1937

This letter to Henriette Wilhelmina van Baak, was made by Dagmar Frandsen, most likely with pen and ink. I’m not sure when, but there’s a date at the top, something like July 2nd, 1931. Look at how the lines of text lean on each other, pressing together like people in a crowd. The ink, faded and delicate, reveals the pressure and movement of the hand. The slant is almost like the handwriting is falling, or maybe leaning into something? The writing style is informal, but the ink gives it a feeling of permanence. I find myself wondering about the weight of the words, if they hold the same significance now as when they were first written. It makes me think of Cy Twombly, whose paintings often resemble scrawled handwriting. Both Frandsen and Twombly show how written forms can convey feeling, even when we can’t decipher their literal meaning.