Ontwerpen voor reliëfs c. 1928

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this sketch for reliefs with a pencil. I wonder about the artist, bent over this notebook, thinking, searching for the right way to realize his ideas. You can almost feel the scratching of the pencil on paper, right? The act of drawing itself becomes a journey, a conversation between hand, eye, and mind. Look how the tentative lines capture not just the form but also the feeling, the essence of the intended relief. I'm super drawn to the way each mark seems to build upon the last, a process of layering and refining until the image emerges. I think it speaks to his wider practice of exploring form and texture, and of artists such as Rodin who are in search of form. It’s this constant dialogue among artists throughout history that I find so inspiring!