Ontwerp met staande vrouw met ruiters aan weerszijden 1874 - 1945

This is a design by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, and looking at it I can feel the artist's hand as he conjured this image on paper. The figures are rendered in monochromatic washes and graphic lines. I imagine him, starting with a sketch, building up the composition layer by layer. The grid peeking through the washes suggests an architectonic approach, a careful mapping out of space and form. Then, the washes! They seem to flow and pool, creating depth and shadow. Those figures, so full of character, are calling to mind the old masters, but with a modern twist. There’s something raw and immediate about the marks, a sense of freedom in the execution that speaks to the artist's individuality. It makes me wonder what he was thinking about as he made this. Cachet, like all artists, builds on what came before, engaging in a visual conversation across time. And now, we’re invited to join in, to bring our own perspectives and interpretations to this ever-evolving dialogue.