Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1905

This is a letter, "Brief aan Philip Zilcken," by Hendrik Johannes Haverman, and just look at that writing! It's like a drawing, almost vibrating off the page with its dark ink and rhythmic loops. The density of the script, the way the lines press together, creates a kind of texture of language itself. It's not just about what the words say but how they feel, visually and emotionally. There’s a real physicality to this kind of writing, like the energy of the hand is somehow embedded in the marks. Notice the loops of the "g" and "y" that dangle into the next line. It's like a little dance happening on the page. It's not about perfection, it's about movement and life. You could almost see Cy Twombly doing something similar. It is the touch, the hand and the movement that connects these artists. Just lovely!