Ontwerpen, vermoedelijk voor meubilair 1905 - 1906

This sketch, "Ontwerpen, vermoedelijk voor meubilair," by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet is currently housed at the Rijksmuseum. It's made with a kind of casual precision. You know, looking at this, it feels like peeking into someone's thought process. The lines are so light, almost like whispers on the page. It's just a few lines and measurements, but it shows the bare bones of creativity. There's a real beauty in that simplicity, a directness that speaks to the artist's way of seeing. The sketch reminds me a bit of some of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings, where the idea is more important than the execution. There's an honesty in exposing the raw, unpolished process. Art isn't always about the finished product; sometimes it's about the journey, the exploration, and the sheer joy of making. And that’s what this sketch is about.