Ontwerp voor een stoelzitting c. 1906

This is Carel Adolph Lion Cachet’s pencil sketch for a chair seat, and it's all about the energy of the line. I love how simple and direct it is. The lines are loose, almost like he's feeling his way around the shape. Look at the top chair, the one that looks like an hourglass, the lines aren’t perfect, but that's what makes it so alive. There’s a fluidity in the way he sketches; it's not about getting it right, it's about the process, the act of seeing and drawing. The texture of the paper, the way the pencil catches on it – you can almost feel it. And then, there's that little scribble of text, like a secret code or a reminder, adding another layer of mystery. It reminds me a bit of Matisse’s drawings, that same lightness and confidence. It’s like a conversation between artists across time, each riffing off the other's ideas. Art, after all, is an ongoing dialogue with many voices.