Kerkinterieur 1905 - 1906

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this light pencil sketch of a church interior at an undetermined date. Can you picture him, perhaps sitting in a pew with a sketchbook on his lap, quickly trying to capture the light filtering through the high windows? The scene emerges, shifting through light and shadow. It’s very spare. A few lines delineate a bench, and a series of vertical lines create a sense of height, like columns or pews receding into the distance. I wonder, was he interested in the architecture itself, or was he more interested in capturing a mood, a feeling, or a sense of light and space? I love the immediacy of the sketch— the bare minimum of marks needed to convey a sense of place. It reminds me that art doesn't always need to be about grand statements. Sometimes it’s about a quick impression, a fleeting moment captured in time. It makes me want to grab a pencil and find a quiet corner to draw in.