Kannen en koppen op een tafel 1895

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet created this pencil drawing of pitchers and cups on a table. Cachet lived through a time of rapid change, when art began to reflect more personal, less academic visions. Everyday objects like those shown here reflect a departure from the formal, posed subjects of earlier art. Still life became a way for artists to explore their own experience. The intimate, sketched nature of "Pitchers and Cups on a Table" evokes a sense of quiet domesticity, something many people, especially women, could relate to. Yet, this simplicity invites us to ponder the stories behind these objects. Whose hands poured from the pitchers? Whose lips touched these cups? This piece reflects a broader shift towards representing the intimate, lived experiences of everyday life, and acknowledges the silent stories held within the objects that surround us.