Papegaai 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this drawing of a parrot with graphite on paper. The thing about drawing is that it is a process of discovery, a way of thinking through line. Here, those lines are tentative, almost like the artist is feeling his way around the form of the bird. Look at the way the graphite smudges, especially around the parrot's head. You can almost see the artist's hand moving, adjusting, trying to capture the essence of the bird. There's a sensitivity to the texture of the feathers and the way the light catches the bird’s form. It’s a real study in tone, and mark-making. This reminds me a little of the drawings of Odilon Redon, who also had a knack for capturing the strange beauty of the everyday. Art's not about fixed meanings, but more about opening up possibilities, inviting us to see the world in new and unexpected ways.