Ontwerp voor een ex libris voor D. Goedkoop 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this ex-libris design for D. Goedkoop with brush and ink. The creamy paper gives it a warm glow, while the ink is applied in confident, graphic marks. I imagine Cachet hunched over this small piece of paper, carefully considering each detail. He uses the brush to apply thick outlines that frame the composition and build a sense of depth. Look at the stylized animals - llamas? - that act as heraldic supporters! They’re rendered in such a way that they border on abstraction, and this tension is interesting. And the ark depicted at the centre of the image, so evocative of a specific time and place, also suggests the universality of stories through symbols. This piece resonates with the work of other artists interested in graphic design and illustration, like Aubrey Beardsley or the woodcuts of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Ultimately, this work reveals an artist deeply engaged in the act of translating ideas into visual form, contributing to an ongoing conversation about art, design, and the power of images.