Studies 1874 - 1945

Here we have Carel Adolph Lion Cachet’s, Studies, from the Rijksmuseum. It appears to be made with graphite on paper. The image is a study, or maybe several, rendered in simple graphic marks. It’s a light touch, lines that look like they could be erased, redone, and erased again. This is what drawing is, right? Testing the waters, allowing for the possibility of change. There's a central shape, something like a curtain or a draped figure. Below, there are other shapes, possibly vessels of some kind. The lack of certainty in the lines reminds me of Cy Twombly, another artist who wasn't afraid to leave the evidence of his process visible, someone who worked on the edge of legibility. What does it mean to embrace ambiguity, to allow for multiple readings? Maybe it’s about acknowledging that seeing is not always knowing, and that the richest experiences are often those that resist easy answers.