Twee schetsen van een vrouw 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made these two sketches of a woman with what looks like a stick of charcoal, but really, could be anything. There's something so direct about the marks, isn't there? Like he's just grabbing at the essence of the figure. Look how the charcoal sort of crumbles and catches on the paper. It's not about perfection, it's about the energy of the line. And you can see he's working fast, trying to capture a fleeting moment. I like how the marks are allowed to stand for themselves, like a kind of dance between observation and abstraction. It’s more about feeling than seeing, almost. I'm reminded of Paula Modersohn-Becker, who also had that raw, honest approach to depicting the female form. Both artists seem to be after something beyond mere representation. It's like they're trying to get at the heart of what it means to be human, with all its imperfections and complexities. Art like this reminds us that beauty isn't about polish, it's about truth.