Kalenderblad maart 1900 1900

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet designed this calendar page for March 1900 using pen and black ink, with brown and gold watercolour. The linear quality of these materials lends itself beautifully to the graphic style. The artist was deeply engaged with the Amsterdam School, a movement in architecture, interior design, and decorative arts, but his two-dimensional work embraced the aesthetics of art nouveau. You can see this in the stylized lettering and the organic, flowing ornamentation. Consider the labor involved in producing such a detailed design. Every line, number and ornament was carefully hand-drawn. As printing technologies improved, images like these became widely accessible, democratizing design and influencing popular tastes. This calendar embodies the intersection of art and everyday life, of craft and industry, showing how aesthetics can elevate functional objects and connect us to the passage of time.