Brief aan Anna Dorothea Dirks Possibly 1928

This letter was written in Amsterdam, 1928, by Johanna Henriëtte Besier. Look at that handwriting! It is so personal and lively. I can just imagine her hand moving across the page, each stroke carrying her thoughts and feelings directly to Anna Dorothea Dirks, the recipient of this missive. There's a kind of vulnerability in sharing your writing with someone. It's like opening a window into your mind. I imagine Besier paused thoughtfully between sentences, considering each word, and carefully crafting her message. The material itself—paper and ink—adds a layer of intimacy. You can almost feel the texture of the paper. Besier is also quoting from Edmond de Goncourt. It makes me think of my own process of being in conversation with other artists, quoting them, responding to them, riffing off of their ideas. We are all just bouncing thoughts off each other through time.