Twee decoratieve ontwerpen 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made these two decorative designs with pencil. They are studies, probably for something else. You can see where he's been trying to find his way through a composition, trying out ideas, searching for that elusive something. I like to think about how the process of drawing creates a site of inquiry, not just for the artist but for us too. It looks like the artist starts with a very pale pencil, and then there are some areas with a darker pencil on top. There are vertical elements –– are they plants, or columns? And then these little faces on the sides... What are they saying? You can see the artist responding to his own making, and each mark builds on the mark that came before. It's all about movement, about the artist thinking, and that reminds me that artists are always having a dialogue across time. We’re all inspiring each other.