Ontwerp 1908

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this design without a date using graphite on paper. It’s all gentle lines here, carefully mapping out space. It’s like he is thinking aloud on the page, working through ideas in real time. I know that feeling so well! It's like a dance between the hand, the eye, and the emerging image. I wonder what he was thinking when he made this? See how the lines vary in weight and pressure, suggesting a searching, exploratory process. I always appreciate the artist's vulnerability and willingness to show their working. I imagine Cachet shuffling in his chair, his hand moving across the paper, pausing, considering, and then diving back in. It reminds me of other artists, like Cy Twombly, who embraced the sketch-like quality of their work. These kind of works speak to the idea that art is an ongoing conversation, an exchange of ideas across time. It embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations and possibilities.