Portret van de echtgenote van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, handwerkend 1934 - 1935

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this portrait of his wife with ink on paper. It's all about the energy of line, isn’t it? Look at how he builds up form with these tiny hatched marks. It reminds me of how I layer colors, building up a surface through repetition. I love the way the lines around her hands are so dense, like she is really focused, and they give way to these freer marks around her head and shoulders, implying the space around her. You can almost feel the scratch of the pen on the page! The marks feel so alive. For me, this piece has a lot in common with the drawings of Gustav Klimt. Both artists have a very intimate relationship with the people they are depicting, and allow the personality of their subjects to come through. It's a reminder that art is always about conversation and exchange. It's never really finished, but always evolving.