Postcard with drawing by Ivo van de Moosdijk - with A.E. Housman verse, unused

Postcard with on the front a blue-tinted reproduction of a drawing by Dutch artist Ivo van de Moosdijk, depicting two male figures in an embrace. The reverse bears a verse by British poet A.E. Housman, printed in a calligraphic typeface. The card is unused and in good condition.

Ivo van de Moosdijk (1948-2008) was a Dutch illustrator and draughtsman known for his sensual, often melancholic depictions of the male figure. A.E. Housman (1859-1936) was for decades one of the most widely read English-language poets, whose work was not openly read as homoerotic until after his death. The combination of both names on a single card deliberately positions this object within a tradition of queer aesthetics and literary sensibility.