Brief aan anoniem Possibly 1914 - 1925

This letter, *Brief aan anoniem*, was written in Amsterdam in 1914 by S.L. van Looy, presumably with pen and ink. The curves, loops, and sharp angles of the handwriting dance across the page, creating a visual rhythm. It reminds me of how marks in a painting can carry just as much weight as the forms they describe. The ink varies in darkness, evidence of the pressure and speed of the hand. Look at how the words cluster and spread. Each stroke is a small decision, a movement through time and space. It’s all very physical. The letters evoke both clarity and mystery, like a half-remembered dream, or a map to a place that exists just beyond our grasp. Think of Cy Twombly’s scrawls or Joan Mitchell’s impulsive gestures. Looy’s letter reminds us that writing, like art, is a process of thinking, feeling, and leaving traces of oneself behind.