Ontwerp voor een illustratie met gevels van gebouwen om een binnenplaats 1874 - 1945

Here's a line drawing made by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, probably with ink on paper, showing building facades around a courtyard. It’s a curious view, sort of flattened, like a stage set. I imagine him, Lion Cachet, maybe outdoors with a sketchbook, or maybe indoors, inventing this scene from memory. There's something almost architectural about the way he’s structured the space with these firm, definite lines. Look at how each line carefully delineates the edges of buildings, fences, and rooftops. You can sense the artist's hand moving deliberately, trying to capture the play of light and shadow across the scene. It reminds me a little of Piranesi’s architectural fantasies, but stripped down, made modern. It also makes me think about the tradition of architectural drawing, where precision and detail are so important, yet there's also room for a bit of poetry, a bit of feeling. Each stroke feels like a decision, a small act of world-building. It’s as if he’s saying, "Here, look at this world I've made with just a few lines." We painters are all in conversation, you know, riffing off each other across time.