Ontwerpen voor een tafelklok, voetenbank en wapens c. 1903 - 1904

This is a sketch by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, conceived on paper as a series of studies for a clock, a footstool and weapons. I can feel the artist working through the possibilities, almost like a daydream taking shape. I can almost see him, lost in thought, his pencil moving across the page, each line a tentative step in his creative process. There's a clock, its face frozen in time, a footstool hovering in mid-air, and weapons, all rendered with such delicate precision. You can see the swirls and flourishes, which speak to the artist’s sensibility, but it feels like the idea is just starting to form. It’s interesting how artists are in an ongoing conversation, exchanging ideas across time, inspiring each other’s creativity. This drawing shows painting as a form of embodied expression, embracing ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations, which I love.